John,
While on the campaign trail, President Biden promised he'd cut the prison population in half and help put an end to racialized mass incarceration.
And yet, if he doesn't grant clemency to 4,000+ people successfully finishing their sentences on home confinement with friends and family, he may soon be presiding over the largest expansion of the federal prison population in history.
RSVP to the Clemency for Cares Act National Town Hall Tuesday, October 26th, 7pm EST on the Color of Change Facebook Page to hear testimony from people directly impacted by Biden's inaction, Senator Cory Booker, Representative Ayanna Pressley, and advocates working hard to push Biden to grant clemency.
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We have been working hard to move Biden toward granting clemency over the past few months, and are making great progress.
In fact, the Administration has signaled willingness to grant clemency for non-violent drug offenders on home confinement.
But John, ALL of the individuals on home confinement need clemency now. Everyone in the program was already rigorously vetted by the Bureau of Prisons in order to be on home confinement in the first place. And almost everyone released has since been thriving at home by reconnecting with their friends, families, and communities, and engaging in civic and professional life.
We can’t let Biden pick and choose who deserves to be at home with their families and who deserves to be locked up in a cage based on historically racist criteria.
If Biden is going to make a meaningful impact towards ending racialized mass incarceration, he needs to grant clemency to the 4,000+ people living on home confinement today.
join the town hall & demand clemency from biden
Until Justice is Real,
Scott, Erika, Rashad, Arisha, Malachi, Megan, Ernie, Palika, Ariel, Madison, Trevor, Erick, Ana, Kristiana, McKayla and the Color Of Change team
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