The Davis Vanguard: Organizations Call on President Biden to Grant Clemency to Thousands on COVID Home Confinement

Families Against Mandatory Minimums, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Justice Action Network urged President Biden to prevent thousands of people currently living on Covid home confinement from being sent back to federal prison by using his clemency authority.

The three groups have been asking the Biden administration for months to address this crisis as the coronavirus pandemic comes to a close.

The president and executive director of Justice Action Network, Holly Harris, said that this would not be incredibly difficult for the Biden administration, because the initial movement was prompted by the Trump administration.

Holly Harris even went so far as speaking on President Biden’s nonexistent need for “political cover.”

Harris said, “Lawmakers and advocates from both sides of the aisle agree: it’s time for President Biden to grant clemency to these men and women so they can fully connect with their families, secure jobs, and move on with their lives. Anything less is unconscionable.”

https://www.davisvanguard.org/2021/07/organizations-call-on-president-biden-to-grant-clemency-to-thousands-on-covid-home-confinement/

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