Date uploaded: 2022-04-26 18:19:49
President Joe Biden announced pardons for three people – Abraham Bolden Sr., Betty Jo Bogans and Dexter Eugene Jackson – and commuted sentences for 75 others on Tuesday.
It is the first use of clemency power of the Biden presidency.
All of Biden's commutations are for individuals serving sentences for low-level drug offenses, some of whom have served on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many are Black or brown, and the White House said each has displayed efforts to rehabilitate themselves.
The clemency announcements, which coincide with national "Second Chance Month," come as Biden will also announce new actions aimed at improving outcomes for felons who reenter society as part of a broader strategy to reform the criminal justice system.
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📸: Patrick Semansky, @apnews
