Presidential Clemency Numbers Trend Downwards
A trend toward a less generous executive has emerged in U.S. clemency history. So far, President Biden has been no exception. Biden has...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 17
- 1 min
Maryland Governor Pardons Over 175,000 Marijuana Convictions
Maryland Gpv. Wes Moore signed an executive order to issue more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions Monday. The administration...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 25
- 1 min
Biden Grants Clemency To 16 Convicted Of Drug Crimes
President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that he has granted clemency to 16 people who were convicted of non-violent drug crimes, the...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 14
- 1 min
Some To Be Eligible For Clemency Soon, New Jersey Governor Says
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says broad groups of people convicted of crimes, and who meet certain criteria, could become eligible for...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 2
- 2 min
LA Governor Doles Out Record Number of Commuted Sentences
Gov. John Bel Edwards has spent his last months in office doling out mercy at a pace unseen in decades from a Louisiana governor. Edwards...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 22, 2023
- 1 min
Biden Commutes Sentences For 11 Nonviolent Drug Offenders
President Biden is set to commute sentences of 11 people who are serving prison time for nonviolent drug offenses, The Hill reports. He...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 26, 2023
- 2 min
How Trump's Commutation Hurt Federal Predatory Lending Probe
Jonathan Braun had served just two and a half years of a decade-long sentence for running a massive marijuana ring, when President Trump...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 16, 2023
- 2 min
Minnesotans Seeking Pardons Have 10 Minutes To Make Their Cases
Minnesota residents seeking pardons have only ten minutes to make their cases to a three member board consisting of the governor,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 11, 2023
- 2 min
VA Governor Pardons Father of Disorderly Conduct At School Board
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Sunday issued a pardon for Scott Smith, a Loudoun County father who was convicted of disorderly conduct...
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Crime and Justice News
- May 1, 2023
- 2 min
Amid Justice Reforms, Biden Commutes 31 Drug Convictions
President Biden commuted the sentences of 31 people convicted of nonviolent drug crimes who were serving time in home confinement. Many...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 9, 2023
- 1 min
Abbott Seeks Pardon For Army Sgt. Who Killed Brutality Protester
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed the state's Board of Pardons and Paroles to consider recommending a pardon for Daniel Perry on Saturday,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 30, 2023
- 2 min
Pamela Smart, Featured In First TV Trial, Loses Plea For Release
Pamela Smart, who was convicted of plotting her husband’s murder in the first sensational fully televised trial, which inspired films...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 1, 2023
- 2 min
Biden Pardons Six People For Old, Mostly Minor Offenses
President Biden granted year-end pardons to six people, including a decorated Army veteran involved in marijuana trafficking 25 years ago...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 23, 2022
- 2 min
Ten Of 238 Who Got Clemency From Trump Faced New Legal Troubles
An ABC News analysis of the 238 people who were pardoned or had their sentences commuted during the Trump administration found at least...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 22, 2022
- 1 min
Oregon Governor Pardons 45,000 For Low-Level Pot Convictions
Oregon is the latest state to pardon thousands of people with low-level marijuana convictions. Gov. Kate Brown's move to pardon 45,000...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 13, 2022
- 1 min
Biden’s Pot Pardon Plan Not Likely To Have Impact in States
When President Biden announced plans to pardon thousands of people with low-level federal marijuana convictions, he asked governors to...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 29, 2022
- 2 min
OR Gov. Brown's 1,147 Clemency Orders Exceed 50-Year Total
Last October, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed an executive order granting clemency to 73 people who had committed crimes as juveniles,...
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Crime and Justice News
- May 20, 2022
- 2 min
Reformers Call on Congress to Fix 'Broken' Federal Clemency Process
The federal clemency system is in crisis, with 18,000 petitions pending "and no plan in place to deal with this historic backlog," law...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 28, 2022
- 2 min
Federal, State Rates of Commuting Prison Sentences Both Low
This week, President Biden used his executive powers to commute the federal sentences of 75 people — a first step toward addressing his...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
It's Not Clear How Biden Chose His Candidates For Pardons
President Biden's three pardons and 75 sentence commutations announced this week are “welcome but a bit curious,” Margaret Love, U.S....
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