Biden commutes sentences of 2,500 convicted of nonviolent crimes

US President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of almost 2.5 thousand convicted of non-violent crimes. This was reported on January 17 on the website of the White House.

"Today I am commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses who are serving disproportionately long sentences compared to the sentences they will receive today under current law, policy and practice," the publication stated.

Biden granted clemency to those citizens who received long sentences, as well as those whose sentences were based on outdated rules regarding offenses involving illegal substances.

The statement noted that at this stage of the presidential term, the American leader has issued more pardons than his predecessors.

Earlier, on December 12, Biden commuted sentences for 1.5 thousand citizens and pardoned 39 prisoners, which is the largest number in a day among heads of state. The U.S. president granted pardons to citizens who were positively impacted by imprisonment. He released those people who expressed a desire to make society safer.