Among the 1,500 pardoned by President Biden are three people from Washington state.
President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed in 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.Keep reading to learn more about the individuals pardoned from Washington and who else received clemency.Three of those pardoned Thursday are from Washington state, all for non-violent drug offenses.
It’s customary for a president to grant mercy at the end of his term, using the power of the office to wipe away records or end prison terms.Those pardoned Thursday range in age from 36 to 75. About half are men and half are women, and they had been convicted of nonviolent crimes such as drug offenses, fraud or theft and turned their lives around, White House lawyers said.
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