Biden Commutes Sentences Of 37 People On Federal Death Row

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : While Trump is set to be inaugurated on January 20, the White House said that Biden will continue reviewing other pardons and commutations before his presidency comes to a close.
47% : Still, Biden and lawmakers did not put an end to the federal death penalty, so it's still very well accessible to Trump, who has indicated he wants to expand the practice.
46% : "Make no mistake: I condemn these murderers, grieve for the victims of their despicable acts, and ache for all the families who have suffered unimaginable and irreparable loss.""But guided by my conscience and my experience as a public defender, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Vice President, and now President, I am more convinced than ever that we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level.
42% : At the start of 2024, there were more than 2,200 people on death row across various states and at a federal level, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
34% : In a monumental move, President Joe Biden announced Monday that he is commuting the death sentences of 37 out of 40 people on federal death row.
34% : Meanwhile, three other men -- Robert Bowers, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Dylann Roof -- who were all convicted of charges related to terrorism or mass murder, will remain on federal death row.
26% : During his first term, President-elect Trump bypassed a de facto moratorium on executions, killing 13 people on federal death row in a historic spree.

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