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		<title>Biden pardons nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[President Joe Biden has now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in history, after announcing Friday that he was pardoning nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders. Biden said in the announcement &#8212; which came just three days before his term ends &#8212; that he is commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC ">President <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/joe-biden" id="_ap_link_Joe Biden_JoeBiden_" target="_blank">Joe Biden</a> has now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in history, after announcing Friday that he was pardoning nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Biden said in the announcement &#8212; which came just three days before his term ends &#8212; that he is commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses and &#8220;serving disproportionately long sentences compared to the sentences they would receive today under current law, policy, and practice.&#8221;</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">He did not provide additional details as to the exact number of people who would be affected by the clemency action, timelines involved or any of the qualifying criteria used for assessing the pardons.</p>
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<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">&#8220;Today’s clemency action provides relief for individuals who received lengthy sentences based on discredited distinctions between crack and powder cocaine, as well as outdated sentencing enhancements for drug crimes,&#8221; Biden wrote.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">In the 1980s, Biden supported several bills that increased penalties for drug users, including one that essentially lengthened sentences for crack cocaine users, predominantly African-Americans, as compared to those convicted of using powder cocaine, who were predominantly white.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Congress has since tried to address sentencing disparities through the <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.ussc.gov/research/congressional-reports/2015-report-congress-impact-fair-sentencing-act-2010" target="_blank">Fair Sentencing Act</a> of 2010 and the <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.bop.gov/inmates/fsa/overview.jsp" target="_blank">First Step Act</a> of 2018.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">&#8220;This action is an important step toward righting historic wrongs, correcting sentencing disparities, and providing deserving individuals the opportunity to return to their families and communities after spending far too much time behind bars,&#8221; he said, with no direct mention of his prior record.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">He also acknowledged that the decision would set a historic precedent.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">&#8220;With this action, I have now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history,&#8221; Biden said in the statement.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Hinting he&#8217;s not done yet with his pardon power, Biden also wrote that he will &#8220;continue to review additional commutations and pardons.&#8221;</p>
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