“Clemency is the term for the power the president has to pardon, in which a person is relieved of guilt and punishment, or to commute a sentence, which reduces or eliminates the punishment but doesn’t exonerate the wrongdoing. It’s customary for a president to grant mercy at the end of his term, using the power of the office to wipe away records or end prison terms.”

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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/biden-commutes-about-1500-sentences-and-pardons-39-people-convicted-of-non-violent-crimes-in-historic-single-day-act-of-clemency