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."
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.
Trump vows to use DOJ to enact death penalty after Biden sentence commutations
Donald Trump said the Justice Department will pursue the death penalty against prisoners after Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates.
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 fo
Biden Commutes Nearly All Federal Death Penalty Sentences
Biden preserved the death sentences of three mass murderers but commuted the sentences of 37 other federal death row inmates to life in prison.
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.
In commuting death sentences, Biden is a strong counter to Trump
Recent polling shows support for the death penalty at a five-decade low, and half of the population thinks the death penalty is applied unfairly.
Its ‘tough to imagine’ a ‘victim-focused’ decision when it comes to Biden’s death row commutations, ex-prosecutor says
Former assistant U.S. attorney Derek Shoemake reacts to President Biden commuting many federal death sentences on ‘The Story.’
Trump Torches Death Row Inmates Commuted by Biden in Christmas Message
President-elect Donald Trump did not hold back in his Christmas message, which included telling the 37 people who had their
Trump blasts Biden's federal death row commutations: "Makes no sense"
Trump took aim Tuesday at Biden’s decision to commute the sentences of nearly all federal death row prisoners, adding to the backlash in an unprecedented move that has brought both criticism and praise.
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Activists pressure Biden to act as Trump vows to ‘vigorously’ enforce death penalty
The outgoing president, who commuted 37 death sentences to life imprisonment without parole, excluded three prisoners due to ...
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Death penalty opponents make one more plea to President Biden to spare life of Pittsburgh synagogue shooter
Death penalty opponents on Thursday launched a new effort to spare Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers and two others ...
Biden takes unprecedented step on death penalty as he prepares to leave office
"I am more convinced than ever that we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level," President Joe Biden said ...
'Squad' Dem applauds Biden for sparing murderers from 'racist' death penalty in 11th-hour clemency move
House Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley is among the left-wing lawmakers praising President Biden's decision to commute 37 ...
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Joe Biden’s Long, Winding Road on the Death Penalty
Joe Biden’s position on the death penalty has gone from Abolition to Wait to Sometimes to Go for It to Abolition, Actually, ...
Biden Fails a Death Penalty Abolitionist’s Most Important Test
Biden failed that test. In a statement announcing his clemency decision, the president said, “I am more convinced than ever ...
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Death penalty opponents make plea to Biden
Death Penalty Action submitted a letter to the White House signed by almost 450 organizations, asking President Joe Biden to commute the sentences of the three federal inmates facing execution ...
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Trump lashes out at Joe Biden and promises a strong return to capital punishment
On Tuesday, the US president-elect pledged that, upon his return to the White House, he would actively pursue the federal ...