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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Sharp

Joe Biden grants clemency to 78 people – but no federal death row inmates

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President Joe Biden has granted clemency to 78 people as part of Second Chance Month – but has failed to commute the sentences or pardon any inmates currently awaiting execution on federal death row.

On Tuesday, the president announced that he was granting pardons to three people and commuting the sentences of 75 others who have all made efforts to rehabilitate themselves, such as through educational and vocational training or drug treatment in prison.

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