Washington D.C. – President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 more inmates as the end of his presidency draws near. He previously completed the largest single day grant of clemency on December 12th when he commuted sentences for 1,500 people and pardoned 39 others according to Fox News.
“Today’s clemency action provides relief for individuals who received lengthy sentences based on discredited distinctions between crack and powder cocaine, as well as outdated sentencing enhancements for drug crimes,” Biden said in a statement.
The president said now is the time to “equalize these sentencing disparities” as recognized through the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 and the First Step Act of 2018.
“This action is an important step toward righting historic wrongs, correcting sentencing disparities, and providing deserving individuals the opportunity to return to their families and communities after spending far too much time behind bars,” he continued.
The decision puts Biden thousands of cases ahead of all other presidents who have issued acts of clemency during their terms.
“With this action, I have now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history,” Biden said.
Biden has always looked to be a legacy president, often comparing himself to Eisenhower or Lincoln but sadly, the commuter in chief will be one of the few so called “accomplishments” he can boast about actually doing.
The problem is that the story also began with Joe Biden. He was the architect of the 1994 Crime Bill that launched the “three strikes” mantra, throwing thousands of black men in prison for life for drug offenses.
He has never apologized or acknowledged his role and that lack of responsibility is the true legacy of a failed president.
