President Biden on Tuesday issued three pardons and 75 prison sentence commutations in his first grants of clemency since taking office.
All of the commutations and two of the three pardons went to people convicted of federal drug offenses.
Biden pardoned former Secret Service agent Abraham Bolden, 87, who was sentenced to six years in prison in 1964 for bribery. He was the first black man assigned to a presidential protective detail. Biden pardoned former Secret Service agent Abraham Bolden, who was sentenced to six years in prison in 1964 for bribery.A White House official told The Post that the decision to delay the effective date for many cases was consistent with the practice of some prior administrations. He added that “these grants, which shorten the sentences of non-violent drug offenders, will make a meaningful impact on the individuals’ lives.
Jose Colunga of Nebraska, who got a 20-year sentence in 2010 for dealing marijuana, will now be released in October 2023, according to a White House fact sheet — rather than his estimated 2027 release date. Texas resident Fermin Serna, who got a 20-year sentence, will have his prison term expire in August 2022, rather than in 2030.AP/Idaho State Journal,Doug Lindley
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