President Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 inmates convicted of non-violent drug offenses in the final days of his presidency.

The president is commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses in the biggest ...

The president noted that Congress in recent years has passed the Fair Sentencing Act in 2010, which ended the five-year mandatory minimum sentencing for possessing crack cocaine, and the First Step ...

As chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Biden drafted the Senate version of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement ...

Biden referenced the 2010 Fair Sentencing Act and the 2018 First Step Act, calling for a need to “equalize these sentencing disparities.” The Fair Sentencing Act, signed into law by former ...

"As Congress recognized through the Fair Sentencing Act and the First Step Act, it is time that we equalize these sentencing disparities. This action is an important step toward righting historic ...

President Biden on Friday commuted the sentences of nearly 2,500 convicted criminals — setting a new record for most individual pardons and commutations ever issued by a president.

The president noted Congress in recent years has passed the Fair Sentencing Act in 2010, which ended the five-year mandatory minimum sentencing for possessing crack cocaine, and the First Step Act ...

(Ben Curtis, Associated Press) The president noted that Congress in recent years has passed the Fair Sentencing Act in 2010, which ended the five-year mandatory minimum sentencing for possessing ...