Biden ‘Has Not Freed Anyone In Prison For Cannabis Crime’: Last Prisoner Project Urges President To Deliver On Promise
President Joe Biden made strides in cannabis reform, granting record relief to nearly 13,000 people.
However, Stephen Post from the Last Prisoner Project points out that — despite these past clemency actions — approximately 3,000 individuals are still incarcerated for nonviolent cannabis offenses.
“It’s time for President Biden to keep his promise,” Post writes in USA Today.
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Polls show strong public support for these measures, with 84% of voters favoring the release of individuals serving time for crimes no longer illegal, according to an ACLU survey.
Biden’s decision not to seek reelection has effectively entered him into a “lame-duck” period, historically a time when many presidents have granted clemency. Post urges Biden to use this window …