President Trump granted clemency to hundreds of individuals who were charged with or convicted of actions around the United States Capitol on January 6. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned, commuted the prison sentences or vowed to dismiss the cases of all of the 1,500-plus people charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, […]
Category: Clemency
Recently President Biden Granted Clemency to hundreds of individuals in the past few weeks; some of which were on Federal Death Row. Let's take a look at what clemency is, how it was used in this case and where we go from here. The President's Clemency Power As explained on our clemency page, the constitution […]
In a significant step towards transparency and clemency education, Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer and her dedicated team recently visited the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Petersburg in Virginia. This Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) facility houses both medium and low-security units for men, along with an adjoining minimum-security camp. This visit, part of a quarterly series, […]
Some Cares Act recipients have received a request from the Justice Department to complete a clemency petition.
President Trump granted a flurry of clemencies in the form of presidential pardons and commutations of sentence right before Christmas. What does this mean moving forward?