Morning Jolt: Meet the Monsters Released by Joe Biden

TODAY'S JOLT IS SPONSORED BY
PUTNAM BOOKS

WITH JIM GERAGHTY

December 13 2024

Meet the Monsters Released by Joe Biden

On the menu today: It's the sort of below-the-fold headline that comes and goes in the blink of a news cycle — "Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people." There's a human being behind every one of those commutations and pardons. And indeed, sometimes taking a little time off the sentence of a person who made dumb mistakes early in life can be a justified and morally right step toward justice. There's a reason most prison systems are called a "Department of Corrections" — the aim is to put people back on the correct path in life.

(CBS News goes two minutes into its interview with commuted convict Sabrina Morgan before mentioning the crimes she pled guilty to, "participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, ...

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