BREAKING: Biden Commutes Federal Death Row Sentences

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

75% : There were hints that it was coming, but in a stunning move early Monday morning, President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 prisoners on federal death row.
50% : 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% : Today, I am commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 individuals on federal death row to life sentences without the possibility of parole.
38% : These commutations are consistent with the moratorium my Administration has imposed on federal executions, in cases other than terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder.
36% : You See Some of the Latest Trump's Pardon List Is Growing and NYC Mayor Eric Adams May Be on It There has already been significant discussion and speculation around pardons President-elect Donald Trump may issue upon taking office, including J6 defendants, pro-lifers convicted under the FACE Act, and even potentially New York Mayor Eric Adams.
35% : President Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly all the inmates on federal death row, a move that comes not even two weeks after he went through with the "largest single-day grant of clemency" in American history, the White House announced Monday.
26% : Of the 40 inmates on federal death row, according to DeathPenaltyInfo.org, Biden is commuting 37 men sentenced to death, reclassifying their sentences to life without the possibility of parole.
16% : There has been a moratorium on carrying out federal executions since 2021, and Biden's move is seen as an attempt to prevent the incoming Trump administration from carrying out the executions.

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