Biden commutes sentences of nearly all federal death row inmates
Activists have called for Biden to commute the sentence of many or all federal death row inmates for some time. More than 130 civil and human rights groups penned a letter to the president in early December calling on him to commute the sentences of "all individuals on federal death row."
President Biden commutes sentences of 37 on death row. What it means.
President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of 37 people on death row, which means those individuals will have their sentences changed from execution to life without parole, the White House said in a press release on Monday.
Michigan mom decries Biden's death row commutation in daughter's 'heinous' 1997 murder
Two days before Christmas, Velda Robinson felt like she was robbed of long-awaited justice when she heard her daughter's killer was spared execution.
Biden's rationale behind Christmas present for death row killers foggy at best: expert
President Biden's rationale behind his move to commute the sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates on death row remains unclear, according to crime data expert John Lott.
Praise and outrage follow Biden’s decision to commute federal death row sentences
President Joe Biden’s announcement that he’s taking 37 people off federal death row resulted in praise from some families and deep disappointment from others.
Biden commutes sentences of 37 of 40 federal death row inmates to life in prison without possibility of parole
President Biden is granting clemency to 37 of the 40 federal inmates facing death sentences​. Their sentences will be commuted to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Biden’s decision to commute sentences for death row inmates sparks social media frenzy
Joe Biden's decision to commute the sentences of 37 individuals on death row led to outrage on social media, with many questioning the outgoing president.
Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
President-elect Donald Trump says he'll "vigorously pursue" capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions.
Pressley praises Biden for saving death row inmates
Rep. Ayanna Pressley said President Biden’s decision to commute the sentences of nearly all the people on federal death row was a “historic and groundbreaking act.”
Former federal prosecutor in death row case speaks on Biden commuting murderer's sentence: 'My heart aches'
Former federal prosecutor Derek Shoemake, who worked a death row case, speaks out on the difficulty of seeing President Biden commute the sentence of a "remorseless murderer."
Trump blasts Biden's federal death row commutations: "Makes no sense"
Dorthy Moxley, whose family name became linked with the Kennedys as the 1975 murder of her teenage daughter, Martha, became a decadeslong media sensation, died Tuesday after she was hospitalized last week with the flu,
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Biden commutes sentences of 37 of 40 inmates on federal death row
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentences for 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row, converting them to ...
NC district attorney: Biden’s commutations should guide us to end death penalty | Opinion
As a state prosecutor and district attorney, I became keenly aware that the death penalty does not serve victims or our ...
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House Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley is among the left-wing lawmakers praising President Biden's decision to commute 37 ...
Trump responds to inmates with commuted sentences in Christmas Day post
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