US President Joe Biden has granted clemency to almost 1,500 people, the largest-ever number in a single day, saying he was “extending mercy to people who have demonstrated remorse and rehabilitation”.
The White House said the clemency affected people who had been placed in home confinement during the Covid-19 pandemic and had “successfully reintegrated into their families and communities”. Biden also pardoned 39 people who had been convicted of non-violent crimes.
Biden said that many of the 1,500 people would have received shorter prison sentences if they had been charged with the same crimes today. He also promised to take “more steps in the weeks ahead”.
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