Biden Took a Major Stand Against the Death Penalty. The Exceptions Said It All.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : " On Dec. 8, one day before he talked to Biden, "the Holy Father called on the faithful to 'pray for the prisoners who are on death row in the United States.' ...
39% : But also because of "racial and gender bias in the selection of mem­bers of his court-mar­tial." What Biden did for 37 people on federal death row is in itself momentous.
38% : Last week, Biden spoke to Pope Francis about many things, including the decision he faced about whether to commute the sentences of the people on federal death row.
37% : His decision to grant clemency to 37 of the 40 people on federal death row shows the depth of his opposition to the death penalty.
36% : Abolitionists have made great strides in changing the situation of capital punishment in this country by focusing on problems like false convictions, racial disparities in death sentences, and botched executions.
28% : By commuting the sentences of 37 individuals on death row, President Biden has taken the most consequential step of any president in our history to address the immoral and unconstitutional harms of capital punishment.
23% : On Jan. 20, 2001, his last day in office, President Bill Clinton commuted the death sentence of David Chandler.

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