Biden commutes sentences for nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders convicted on crack cocaine-related charges
President Joe Biden is granting clemency for nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders in the final days in office, placing a ...
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US to end crack and powder cocaine sentencing disparity
The US justice department has moved to end the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offences, ending a policy widely seen as racist. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a ...
Biden commutes 2,500 crack sentences — as pot offenders wait to see if he will fulfill promise to free them
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Justice Department report slams President Biden for criticizing investigation into son's crimes
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Special counsel in Hunter Biden case denounces president for criticism of the probe
In a final report on his investigation, special counsel David Weiss said President Biden's criticism "undermines the very ...
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Biden commutes sentences for nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders convicted on crack cocaine-related charges
according to the Justice Department. The law imposed an automatic five-year sentence for possessing 5 grams of crack cocaine, while 500 grams of powder cocaine carried the same penalty.