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Maryland Governor Announces 175,000 Pardons for Marijuana Convictions

In a historic move, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed an executive order erasing more than 175,000 misdemeanor marijuana convictions on Monday.
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Biden commutes sentences of 11 Black prisoners convicted of drug crimes, will pardon thousands more

President Biden is emptying Washington, DC's prisons for the holidays. The president commuted the sentences of 11 Black people
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Tennessee Governor Pardons 11 Prisoners, Cyntoia Brown’s Name Not On List

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam commuted the sentences of 11 prisoners on Thursday. The list did not include Cyntoia Brown who was sentenced to life...