This is wonderful news. These individuals have been suffering excessive penalties for non-violent offenses, penalties that no longer apply under current law.
It's long past time we reformed our sentencing practices, and removed the profit incentive from the prison system.
It's long past time we reformed our sentencing practices, and removed the profit incentive from the prison system.
Reposted from
The Washington Post
President Joe Biden plans Friday to commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, making good on a promise to reduce the federal prison population before handing over the White House to President-elect Donald Trump.
Comments