They were sentenced to death. But they don’t want President Biden’s commutation to life in prison
Two federal death row inmates are asking to be exempted from outgoing President Joe Biden’s order commuting their sentences to life in prison without parole, as they seek to appeal their cases and prove their claims of innocence.
Virginia Governor Criticizes Biden for Commuting Sentences of 2 Men
The men had been acquitted by a jury of the murder of a police officer, but the judge had concluded that they had been involved and sentenced them to life in prison.
Biden commutes sentences for 2,500 non-violent drug offenders in one of his final acts
President Joe Biden will commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders in one of his final official actions before leaving office. The people receiving the commutations have been serving “disproportionately long sentences compared to the sentences they would receive today under current law,
Biden is commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders
The announcement follows President Joe Biden’s dramatic step to commute the sentences of 37 federal inmates facing execution to life without parole.
DOJ releases final violent crime numbers for Biden administration
The Department of Justice this week released a final report on violent crime statistics for the Biden administration as President-elect Trump prepares to take office next week.
Biden Sets Record by Commuting Sentences of Nearly 2,500 People Convicted on Nonviolent Drug Charges
President Joe Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in office on a flurry of clemency actions meant to nullify prison terms he deemed too harsh.
Teen MS-13 victim's father slams last-minute Biden DOJ plea deal
Robert Mickens says no murderers should be granted plea deals, but this one comes as a 'slap in the face' with a suspect who ...
Virginia House Speaker Don Scott receives pardon from President Biden
Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth), the first Black person to serve as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, was convicted ...
Merrick Garland exits with record under scrutiny, Justice Department bracing for upheaval
Washington – During hearings on Merrick Garland's nomination to be President Joe Biden's attorney general, the longtime ...
DOJ 'politicized' under Biden, Ted Cruz confident Pam Bondi will reverse it
Sen. Ted Cruz supports Pam Bondi's confirmation as attorney general, calling her Trump's most crucial nominee and praising ...
Joe Biden pardons five people, including late civil rights leader Marcus Garvey
President Joe Biden pardoned five people on Sunday, including the late civil rights leader Marcus Garvey, and commuted the ...
US Supreme Court dealt Biden historic series of defeats
During his four years as president, Democrat Joe Biden experienced a sustained series of defeats at the U.S. Supreme Court, ...
Lame duck Biden's DOJ gives brutal gang leader sweetheart plea deal in murder spree that killed 7
Long Island MS-13 leader Jairo Saenz has admitted to his role in seven brutal murders but will avoid both the death penalty ...
‘We can’t trust’ Bondi for not having the ‘gumption’ to defy Trump in 2020: Fmr. DOJ official
As the Biden administration wraps up, Attorney General Merrick Garland gave his farewell speech to the Justice Department. Former Director of the DOJ Office of Public Affairs Anthony Coley discusses ...