‘ CHARLOTTE, NC – President Joe Biden is using his presidential clemency power just weeks before the end of his term. Later today… He will commute the sentences for about 15-hundred individuals. They all faced long sentences and were placed on home confinement during the COVID pandemic. Sources say these individuals were deemed to have demonstrated a clear commitment to rehabilitation and reintegration into their communities. 39 people who were convicted of non-violent crimes are also being pardoned. Biden says his administration is still reviewing clemency petitions.