President Biden's decision to commute the sentences of nearly 1,500 inmates, including former Pennsylvania judge Michael Conahan convicted in the 'kids-for-cash' scandal, has sparked criticism.
Michael Conahan, a former Pennsylvania judge involved in a scheme to send youths to a for-profit jail in exchange for kickbacks, has been released from federal prison with six years left on his sentence because of coronavirus concerns. President Joe Biden came under fire last week for commuting the remaining sentence of Conahan.
Here’s what you need to know about Biden’s decision to grant clemency to 1,499 people last week, the kids-for-cash scandal that played out near Biden’s home turf, and why Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro joined critics in slamming Biden’s actions. Under pressure from criminal justice advocates to pardon more people after pardoning his own son, Biden commuted the remaining sentences of nearly 1,500 people Thursday. All of these commutations were for people who were already living under house arrest, likely placed there during the COVID-19 pandemic. The White House said it was the most people granted commutations in one day in modern history. Nearly 40 people convicted of nonviolent crimes were also pardoned. The Biden administration did not research the specifics of Conahan’s case or others, besides that it fit a specific set of parameters. Biden has commuted and pardoned more people than Trump during his first term. Trump granted 143 pardons and 94 commutations, making him the extraordinary powers on a grand scale. Trump has promised to use the powers more during his second term, including for those convicted on charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capito
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