President Biden grants clemency to nearly 1,500 people, prioritizing nonviolent crimes and pandemic-era home confinement.

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Biden commutes 1,500 sentences in historic clemency move

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President Biden grants clemency to nearly 1,500 people, prioritizing nonviolent crimes and pandemic-era home confinement.

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