Biden’s final commutation list published

President Biden’s final commutation list was released Friday afternoon and sets out the names and registration numbers of nearly 2,500 inmates whose sentences were reduced by the president’s action.

This latest round of commutations cements Biden’s place as the president with the most pardons and commutations granted to individuals. The people on the list, according to a statement from President Biden, They were found to have received disproportionately harsh sentences for drug crimes, compared to the sentences they would have received today.

“Today’s clemency action provides relief to people who received long sentences based on discredited distinctions between crack and powder cocaine, as well as outdated sentencing enhancements for drug crimes,” Biden said in a statement Friday. “As Congress recognized through the Fair Sentencing Act and the First Step Act, it is time for us to equalize these sentencing disparities.”

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The new list of commutations comes after Biden already set a record for the largest act of presidential clemency in a single day last month, when he commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 people who were placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and were largely accused of committing nonviolent drug crimes, according to the White House.

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Following last month’s commutations, several Democrats urged Biden to grant even more pardons and commutations for people serving long sentences. Representative Ayanna Pressley, Democrat of Massachusetts, who was among those who pressured Biden to take action, applauded the president on Friday for his action.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley called the death penalty “racist” in a statement praising President Biden’s clemency decision. (Getty Images)

“Today, President Biden is taking another historic, transformative, and compassionate step toward healing and reunifying families by commuting the sentences of thousands of people serving unjustifiably long sentences, a direct result of the failed War on Drug policies. “said Rep. Pressley. saying.

“With this action, President Biden… is demonstrating the power of clemency to address the injustices of our criminal legal system. I thank President Biden for acting bravely and continuing to use clemency to change and save lives. Here’s what “We have been calling and this is the kind of leadership the moment demands. This will be a defining part of President Biden’s legacy.”

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