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.
Readers disagree with Biden’s decision to commute 37 death row sentences. Here’s why.
If [Biden] disapproved of the applicable federal law, he should have tried to change it democratically – not swept it aside,” one respondent said.
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.
Kellyanne Conway Presses GOP Sen. On How Much ‘Damage And Pain’ Biden Can Cause After Clemency For Death Row Inmates
Fox guest host Kellyanne Conway questioned Republican Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty Monday about how much more “damage and pain” President
Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executions
The move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military officers, people on federal land and those involved in deadly bank robberies or drug deals.
'A mistake': Biden faces backlash upon commuting sentences of death row inmates
President Joe Biden's decision to commute the sentences of 37 death row inmates ignited a fierce debate about the morality of executions.
The Three Death Row Prisoners Biden Chose Not to Spare
President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 men on federal death row but declined to save the lives of three men convicted of “hate-motivated mass murder” or “terrorism.”
Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
Donald Trump criticized President Biden's decision on Monday to change the sentences of 37 of the 40 condemned people to life in prison without parole
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.”
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.
These 3 inmates are still on federal death row after Biden commuted 37 of 40 death sentences
President Biden left in place the capital punishment sentences of just three federal inmates: Robert Bowers, Dzhokar Tsarnaev ...
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 ...