Fury after Biden grants clemency to ‘kids-for-cash’ judge and city coffer embezzler

The Independent

The Independent

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President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes.
Associated Press
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Prisons were uniquely bad for spreading the virus and some inmates were released in part to stop the spread.
Hindustan Times
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Higgs was sentenced to die by lethal injection for kidnapping and ordering the killings of three women in Maryland in 1996.
Time
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The sweeping act of clemency came as Biden has been under pressure to pardon more people after he granted one for his son, Hunter.
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Statement from President Joe Biden on Providing Clemency for Nearly 1,500 Individuals on Home Confinement and Pardons for 39 Individuals Convicted of Non-Violent Crimes
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