Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) is renewing her call for President Biden to pardon thousands of Americans serving federal sentences following bombshell comments against her son Hunter Biden. .
Pressley said in a statement Monday: “Today, I want to speak to the hundreds of thousands of people who pose no threat to society but whose lives are made worse by America's mass incarceration crisis and our unjust criminal legal system.” I'm thinking about that,” he said.
“President Biden last night exercised his pardon power against what he sees as an injustice in our legal system,” she continued. “For the remainder of my presidential term, I will urge President Biden to use his generous authority to ensure that families across this country, disproportionately Black and brown, have loved ones on the other side of the wall. , has called for changes in the lives of families suffering from state injustice.”
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Pressley has long been an advocate for criminal justice reform and previously called on President Biden to grant clemency to people serving time for nonviolent crimes.
Last month, she joined Democratic Reps. James Clyburn (South Carolina) and Mary Gay Scanlon (Pennsylvania). send a letterHe urged Biden to take action before his term ends.
She also introduced meFIX amnesty lawIn 2021, the pardon system will be transformed to address the growing mass incarceration crisis.
“This issue is deeply personal to me. As the daughter of formerly incarcerated parents who have made tremendous contributions to society, I am deeply moved by how life-changing the President's actions are and how they make America home.” I know firsthand how much hope it gives to the millions of people who call,” Pressley said Monday.
“Today, with 49 days left in his presidential term, President Biden has an opportunity to cement his record as one of the most caring and influential presidents of our time. Therefore, he must act.”
