Biden commutes death sentence of Buncombe County man to life in prison without parole

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : "Governor Cooper has an historic opportunity to burnish his legacy with a very principled and courageous decision to commute the sentences of those on death row," said Jake Sussman, chief counsel for justice system reform at Southern Coalition for Social Justice, in a Dec. 23 statement.
71% : "However, my heart goes out to the three men whose sentences were not commuted," she added.
56% : Despite the de facto moratorium, death penalty opponents believe the state will resume executions in the near future.
54% : Commuting the sentences of those on death row would reaffirm Governor Cooper's commitment to fairness and justice, and set a powerful example for the nation.
31% : Of the 40 people on federal death row, Biden commuted the sentences of 37 to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
27% : In his latest act of clemency, President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of nearly every incarcerated person on federal death row Dec. 23, including a Buncombe County man convicted and sentenced to death for the fatal shooting of a Candler woman in 1994.
23% : "The three on death row whose sentences Biden did not commute were convicted of acts of terrorism or hate-motivated killings.
16% : "The Biden administration imposed a moratorium on federal executions in 2021, though it's widely believed that President-elect Donald Trump will resume executions during his second term.

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