President Biden: Return People Home Through Clemency

Mass incarceration is a moral failure and racial justice crisis. President Biden has pledged to end this crisis by cutting America’s prison rates, but truly fulfilling that promise will take bold action.

President Biden has the power to reduce the harms of mass incarceration by using his power to grant clemency and return people to their families and communities. Biden must use his clemency authority now. Sign the petition today.

The fact is, the United States incarcerates more people than any other nation in the world – 2.3 million individuals are in jail or prison today.

Decades of inhumane charging and sentencing policies – some of which President Biden helped create – have fortified a system where we incarcerate too many people for too long. And the racist architecture that underpins criminal justice in America is deeply entrenched in all of this: Black people are imprisoned at 5.9 times the rate of white people. For Latine people, it’s 3.1 times the rate of imprisonment. Meanwhile, our prison system costs taxpayers $80 billion per year – money that should be invested in communities to help them thrive.

But through the power of clemency, President Biden can begin to redeem the soul of our nation by commuting unjust and unnecessary sentences. The time to act is now. Join us by signing the petition to amplify this crucial message today.