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Notable new compassionate release ruling finds trial penalty/co-defendant disparity to be extraordinary
The Court understands that sentence disparities between codefendants are often ordinary. But when that disparity is as large as it is here and when the criminal conduct of the defendant who received ...
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How the U.S. Turned Away From the Death Penalty and Toward ‘Death by Incarceration’
People convicted of homicides represented about 56% of the population serving life without parole as of 2024, data shows. But ...
Biden Didn't Pardon Murderers on Death Row. He Gave Them Life in Prison
Former U.S. President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of 40 people on federal death row to life imprisonment. A ...
Kerala HC calls for legislative review on disproportionate punishments for false accusations
The Kerala High Court has raised serious concerns about the disproportionate punishments prescribed under laws, including the ...
Opinion - A presidential grant of clemency worthy of praise
The grant of clemency, Biden explained, “provides relief for individuals who received lengthy sentences based on discredited ...
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Biden Seeks To Correct Historical Wrongs With Commutation Of 2,500 Sentences
With one bold stroke of his pen, President Joe Biden hopes to finally correct the historical and devastating blunder of his 1994 Crime Bill that disproportionately affected African Americans. Biden ...
Biden sets record for most pardons and commutations with new round of clemency for nonviolent drug offenders
The president is commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses in the biggest ...
Newsweek18d
Biden Commutes Nearly 2,500 Sentences, Setting Presidential Clemency Record
"As Congress recognized through the Fair Sentencing Act and the First Step Act, it is time that we equalize these sentencing disparities. This action is an important step toward righting historic ...
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Biden pardons 2,500 ‘non-violent drug offenders,’ setting a record. How does his pardon count compare?
Biden referenced the 2010 Fair Sentencing Act and the 2018 First Step Act, calling for a need to “equalize these sentencing disparities.” The Fair Sentencing Act, signed into law by former President ...