U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris hosted reality-television star Kim Kardashian at the White House on Thursday to discuss criminal justice reform, after the Biden administration granted clemency to people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses.
WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, President Joe Biden granted clemency to 16 people, pardoning 11 of them and commuting the sentences of the other five. Four of the recipients joined Thursday's event.Harris is focused on convincing people of color and young voters to give Biden and her a second, four-year term at a time many voters are dissatisfied with their handling of the economy, persistent inflation and the war in Gaza.The United States imprisons more people than any other country.
"But is it not the sign of a civil society that we allow people a way to earn their way back and give them the support and the resources they need to do that?"Harris, a former prosecutor, planned to announce the finalization of a Small Business Administration rule that will remove most restrictions on loan eligibility based on a person's criminal record, White House officials said.
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