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Two White men wearing sunglasses and navy suits are walking in a field.
Closing Argument December 7
Hunter Biden’s Pardon and Who the President Could Choose Next
Thousands of people without political connections are also hoping for Joe Biden to pardon them before he leaves the White House.
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U.S. President Joe Biden sits in a white chair in a navy suit with his hands clasped in front of him.
Closing Argument November 16
Biden Has 65 Days Left in Office. Here’s What He Can Do on Criminal Justice.
Judicial appointments and the death penalty are among areas where a lame-duck administration can still leave a mark.
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A White man is looking down with his hands on his hips, while leaning against a wall. He is dressed in a white button-up shirt with rolled-up sleeves, orange and black pants.
Closing Argument May 6, 2023
Connecticut Normalized Clemency. Not Anymore.
After commuting nearly 100 sentences in less than two years, the state is facing a backlash.
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President Joe Biden, a white male in a navy blue suit, delivering a speech at a podium with the seal of the President of the United States.
Closing Argument October 15, 2022
Don’t Expect Mass Prison Releases From Biden’s Marijuana Clemency
The president’s mass pardon may signal a shift in the federal approach to cannabis, but it won’t let anyone out of prison.
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Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort arrived to his arraignment in New York in 2019.
Analysis January 19, 2021
Trump’s Pardons Show The Process Has Always Been Broken
Donald Trump’s volatile approach to granting clemency epitomizes a system that many have long hoped to change.
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Borey Ai, who killed a woman during a robbery when he was a teenager, is one of about 20 Southeast Asian immigrants who are asking California Gov. Jerry Brown for pardons.
News November 20, 2018
The Jerry Brown Way of Pardoning
Former inmates facing deportation place their hope in California's outgoing governor.
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News January 18, 2017
How Obama Disappointed on the Death Penalty
Two commutations this week was less than many had hoped for.
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News December 23, 2015
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Christmas Pardons
It’s not true that prisoners get released during the holidays
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News December 14, 2015
The Bureaucracy of Mercy
Why hasn’t President Obama freed more prisoners? Maybe that’s the wrong question.
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Feature October 23, 2015
Exclusive: Obama Calls the Death Penalty “Deeply Troubling.”
A one-on-one interview with the president.
By The Marshall Project
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