President Joe Biden has granted the first three pardons of his term, including giving clemency to a Texas woman convicted on drug-related charges but who went on to become a pillar of her community.
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- Dexter Jackson , 52, of Athens, Georgia, was convicted in 2002 for using his pool hall to facilitate the trafficking of marijuana. Jackson pleaded guilty and acknowledged he allowed his business to be used by marijuana dealers. Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinementSentence: 120 months of imprisonment, three-year term of supervised release .
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement.Offense: Maintaining drug involved premises; structuring transactions to evade reporting requirements .Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2024.Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and less than 50 kilograms of marijuana.Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023.
Sentence: 327 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release ; amended to 262 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release .The White House announced the clemencies Tuesday as it launched a series of job training and reentry programs for those in prison or recently released.
Biden's grants of clemency also come as the administration has faced congressional scrutiny over misconduct and the treatment of inmates in the beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons, which is responsible for inmates serving sentences of home confinement.
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