Overview

• President Biden commuted the sentences of 31 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses who were serving time in home confinement.
• The commutations came as part of a larger criminal justice reform plan including over 100 actions across 20 federal agencies to help formerly incarcerated individuals re-enter society.
• The plan aims to expand healthcare, housing, jobs, education, and voting rights for those exiting the criminal justice system.
• The reform plan builds on Biden's "Safer America Plan" released in August to reduce gun violence and support community policing.
• Although Biden commuted some sentences for nonviolent drug offenses, he left most federal marijuana prisoners behind bars, frustrating cannabis advocates.