Biden Commutes Sentences Of 37 Out Of 40 Federal Death Row Inmates - uInterview

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : "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," he concluded.
37% : During the 2024 campaign, the president-elect suggested that he would restart federal executions and work to grow the pool of crimes eligible for capital punishment under federal law, which usually allows for the death penalty in cases of murder, espionage and treason.
36% : "Today, I am commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 individuals on federal death row to life sentences without the possibility of parole," Biden revealed in a statement released on Dec. 23.
35% : President Joe Biden announced that he would remove 37 people from federal death row, leaving only three federal prisoners awaiting their execution.
27% : "These commutations are consistent with the moratorium my Administration has imposed on federal executions, in cases other than terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder," he added, alluding to his Justice Department's halt on federal executions.

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