Joe Biden pardons former Secret Service agent and 2 others

""Elected officials on both sides of the aisle, faith leaders, civil rights advocates, and law enforcement leaders agree that our criminal justice system can and should reflect these core values that enable safer and stronger communities.""

"Prosecutors alleged that Bannon, who had yet to stand trial when he was pardoned, had duped thousands of donors who believed their money would be used to fulfill Trump's chief campaign promise to build a wall along the southern border."

"In the years since her release from prison, Bogans has held consistent employment, even while undergoing cancer treatment, and has raised a son.-- Dexter Jackson , 52, of Athens, Georgia, was convicted in 2002 for using his pool hall to facilitate the trafficking of marijuana."

"Biden, as head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, helped shepherd through the 1994 crime bill that many criminal justice experts say contributed to harsh sentences and mass incarceration of Black people."

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"Among Trump's final acts as President was pardoning his former chief strategist Steve Bannon and Al Pirro, the husband of Fox News host and Trump ally Jeanine Pirro."

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"Biden's grants of clemency also come as the administration has faced congressional scrutiny over misconduct and the treatment of inmates in the beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons, which is responsible for inmates serving sentences of home confinement."

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"During his 2020 White House run, Biden vowed to reduce the number of people incarcerated in the U.S. and called for nonviolent drug offenders to be diverted to drug courts and treatment."

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"Several were serving lengthy sentences and would have received lesser terms had they been convicted today for the same offenses as a result of the 2018 bipartisan sentencing reform ushered into law by the Donald Trump administration."

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"Biden said the new initiatives are vital to helping the more than 600,000 people released from prison each year get on stable ground."

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"Prosecutors alleged that Bannon, who had yet to stand trial when he was pardoned, had duped thousands of donors who believed their money would be used to fulfill Trump's chief campaign promise to build a wall along the southern border."

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"In addition to the grants of clemency, Biden aounced several new initiatives that are meant to help formerly incarcerated people gain employment -- an issue that his administration is driving home as key to lowering crime rates and preventing recidivism."

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"President Joe Biden has granted the first three pardons of his term, providing clemency to a Keedy-era Secret Service agent convicted of federal bribery charges that he tried to sell a copy of an agency file and to two people who were convicted on drug-related charges but went on to become pillars in their communities."

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"With the slate of pardons and commutations aounced Tuesday, Biden has issued more grants of clemency than any of the previous five presidents at this point in their terms, according to the White House."

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"The Republican used his pardon authority to help several political friends and allies, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, Republican operative Roger Stone and Charles Kushner, the father-in-law of Ivanka Trump."

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""Helping those who served their time return to their families and become contributing members of their communities is one of the most effective ways to reduce recidivism and decrease crime," Biden said.nn___nnRepublished with permission of The Associated Press."

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"Biden's predecessor, Trump, granted 143 pardons and clemency to 237 during his four years in office."

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"Biden's predecessor, Trump, granted 143 pardons and clemency to 237 during his four years in office."

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"He was also lobbied by celebrity Kim Kardashian as well as advisers inside the White House, including daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner, as he weighed applications for clemency."

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"nn"America is a nation of laws and second chances, redemption, and rehabilitation," Biden said in a statement announcing the clemencies."

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