Biden Commutes Sentences of 37 Death Row Prisoners

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.
49% : "Today, I feel compelled to ask all of you to pray for the inmates on death row in the United States," the Pope said in his weekly address in early December.
45% : "In his statement, Biden said his decision was consistent with the moratorium his Justice Department has imposed on federal executions.
37% : During the final six months of his first term, Trump oversaw the execution of 13 federal death row prisoners.
34% : In July 2020, President Trump's Justice Department resumed federal executions after a 17-year pause.
22% : In recent weeks, the president faced increasing pressure from civil rights groups to commute federal death sentences -- a campaign promise he made in 2020 -- before Trump takes office.

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