Biden Announces First Pardons

“President Biden announced on Tuesday that he is pardoning three individuals and issuing 75 commutations, making the first use of his clemency powers in his administration,” Axios reports.

“The president campaigned on a promise to use his clemency power specifically for non-violent and drug crimes.”

“The 75 people whose sentences are being commuted served time for non-violent drug offenses. Many of these would have received less severe sentences if they had been charged after the First Step Act passed in 2018.”