Biden Will Commute Another 2,500 Sentences, White House Says

President Joe Biden will commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders whose sentences were longer than they’d receive under current standards, the White House said in a statement on Friday.

The list includes people who received longer sentences for offenses related to crack cocaine, as compared to powder cocaine, and cases where sentencing guidelines have since changed, according to the White House. The administration did not immediately release a list of the cases.

Biden’s Justice Department in 2022 instructed federal prosecutors to end sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine. In doing so, the department said at the ...