Biden grants clemency to 16 nonviolent drug offenders

CBS News— Washington — President Biden on Wednesday granted clemency to 16 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, pardoning 11 of them and commuting the sentences of the other five. The pardon recipients include a woman who has since earned her doctorate, a business owner and community members involved in their churches, while one of the commutation recipients will no longer have to serve a life prison sentence. In December, the president granted categorical pardons to thousands convicted of use...

Yahoo—2 Floridians granted clemency from President Biden. President Joe Biden granted clemency to 16 people who were convicted for non-violent drug offenses, the White House announced on Wednesday.

The Washington Times—Biden grants clemency to crack, cocaine dealers. President Biden pardoned or commuted the sentence Wednesday of 16 individuals convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, including 11 who sold cocaine and three who dealt crack.

Times Union—President Biden grants clemency to Albany woman Stacy Wilder. ALBANY — President Joe Biden granted clemency to a city woman who spent more than four years in federal prison for a nonviolent drug conviction. Stacy L. Wilder, 49, was one of several individuals given clemency on Wednesday, according to the White House. Wilder could not immediately be reached for comment. She and a co-defendant, Reginald V. Lacy, were indicted in September 2001 on several drug charges. The pair pleaded guilty several months later. Wilder was sentenced to more than five years...