Essayer OR - Gratuit
At 1,500, max clemency in a day in US
The Morning Standard
|December 13, 2024
President Biden commutes sentences, pardons 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes
-
PRESIDENT Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes. It's the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history.
The commutations announced on Thursday are for people who have served out home confinement sentences for at least one year after they were released.
Prisons were uniquely bad for spreading the virus and some inmates were released in part to stop the spread. At one point, 1 in 5 prisoners had COVID-19, according to a tally.
Cette histoire est tirée de l'édition December 13, 2024 de The Morning Standard.
Abonnez-vous à Magzter GOLD pour accéder à des milliers d'histoires premium sélectionnées et à plus de 9 000 magazines et journaux.
Déjà abonné ? Se connecter
PLUS D'HISTOIRES DE The Morning Standard
The Morning Standard
ABOUT A CAPITAL'S DIGNITY
A conversation with Sudeep Chakravarti who has been awarded the Ramnath Goenka Sahithya Samman for Best Non-fiction for Fallen City: A Double Murder, Political Insanity and Delhi's Descent from Grace, a work that combines forensic reporting with moral urgency
4 mins
January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
THE BOOSTS NEEDED FROM BUDGET
DEVELOPING human capital will be at the heart of India's journey towards a Viksit Bharat at 2047.
3 mins
January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
THE UNPREDICTABLE MAN WHO TURNS ON WEAK NEIGHBOURS
Trump's narcissism seems emboldened by his audacious removal of the Venezuelan president. India, which is on a good wicket of its own at the moment, should bat on confidently
4 mins
January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
US SEIZES TWO OIL TANKERS LINKED TO VENEZUELA
Back-to-back actions in Atlantic, Caribbean target vessels linked to shadow oil trade
1 mins
January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
TN NEEDS MORE REVENUES TO FUND PENSION SCHEME
IN a politically sensitive pre-election move, the DMK government has announced the Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme (TAPS), covering nearly 6.25 lakh state government employees.
1 mins
January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
TENSION IN OLD CITY OVER DEMOLITION DRIVE
MCD REMOVES ENCROACHMENT NEAR MOSQUE AT TURKMAN GATE WITH DELHI POLICE HELP | POLICE SUSPECT SOCIAL MEDIA MISCHIEF THAT PROVOKED CROWDS TO GATHER | 25-30 PEOPLE PELT POLICE PERSONNEL WITH STONES, INJURING FIVE OF THEM
2 mins
January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
VEDANTA CHAIRMAN ANIL AGARWAL’S SON DIES IN SKIING MISHAP
VEDANTA Ltd chairman Anil Agarwal’s son Agnivesh Agarwal has died following a skiing accident in the United States.
1 min
January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
Turkman Gate: Med centre, community hall razed to ground
RESIDENTS around Delhi's Turkman Gate area faced a harrowing time after the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) carried out demolition drive on an illegal medical centre and a banquet hall in the early hours of Wednesday at the Faiz-e-Ilahi mosque area.
1 mins
January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
Cap banks’ dividend payout at 75% of profit: RBI
Banks must report positive adjusted net profit
1 mins
January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
Have to highlight stories in right way to lift doubles format: Woodbridge
WHEN top singles pros formed pairs to play in exhibition mixed doubles tie in the US Open last year, fans flocked to the stands and made it a full-house.
2 mins
January 08, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size