Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency
President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. It's the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history.
39 across the spectrum · tap a section to jump
The bigger story
Left
11 viewpointsA nonprofit leader, a social worker: Here are the stories of the people on Biden’s clemency list
Biden to commute sentences of 1,500 'non-violent' offenders, in the biggest single-day act of clemency to date
Center
17 viewpointsBiden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences, grants 39 pardons in largest clemency act
Right
11 viewpointsPresident Biden commutes sentences of nearly 1,500 people
Biden issues more pardons and commutations under pressure from criminal justice groups
Other outlets
International, entertainment and tech outlets, by their rating. Not counted in the bar above. How we count coverage
Left
4 articlesBiden issues mass clemencies and says more may come before end of presidency – US politics live
Biden grants largest single-day clemency in US history, with 1,500 sentences commuted
Center
0 articlesNone
Right
0 articlesNone