President Joe Biden is granting clemency for nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders in his final days in office, placing a focus on sentencing disparities for crack cocaine-related crimes. “Today, I ...

President Joe Biden Wednesday announced he is pardoning 11 non-violent drug offenders and commuting the sentences of five others. He said the actions address racial disparities. Pool photo by Jim Lo ...

It does not seem possible that here in the United States, a country that has long prided itself on its humanity, a man could be serving a life sentence for stealing hedge clippers. Yet, shocking as it ...

Efforts to end minimum mandatory sentences for non-violent drug offenders in New Jersey are again being put on the table, three years after a similar proposal was conditionally vetoed by Gov. Phil ...

President Biden will commute the sentences of 11 individuals serving jail sentences for nonviolent drug offenses Friday, and he will sign a proclamation to pardon certain marijuana offenses. The ...

April 24 (UPI) --President Joe Biden said Wednesday he's using his clemency powers to pardon 11 people and commute the sentences of 5 others who were convicted of non-violent drug offenses. "Like my ...