clemency

  • President Biden Commutes Sentences of 2,500 Non-Violent Drug Offenders, Marking Historic Clemency Action

    In a landmark decision on Friday, January 17, 2025, U.S. President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 2,500 non-violent drug offenders, the largest number of pardons and commutations ever issued by a U.S. president. The move, which addresses disproportionate sentencing, is seen as a critical step toward criminal justice reform. The commutations were granted in…

  • Unprecedented Surge in U.S. Executions: 5 Scheduled in One Week

    In a notable departure from recent trends, five death row inmates across the United States are scheduled to be executed within a single week, marking the highest number of executions in this time frame in over two decades. This unusual spike comes amid a broader decline in both the application and public support for the…

  • Alabama Executes Man Amid Controversies Over His 1998 Conviction

    Keith Edmund Gavin, an African American man, was executed by the State of Alabama on July 18, despite ongoing concerns about the fairness of his 1998 conviction for the fatal shooting of William Clayton Jr., a delivery driver. Gavin’s final appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, a handwritten plea, was rejected without comment less than…

  • Rapper G. Dep, Who Was Signed To Diddy’s Record Label, Released from Prison After 13 Years For Murder

    Ex-Bad Boy rapper G. Dep, known for his breakout hits in the early 2000s, has been released from prison after serving 13 years for murder. The rapper, whose real name is Trevell Coleman, shared his joyous moment with friends and family in a video posted on Instagram on Thursday, April 4, 2024, marking the end…