'A mistake': Biden faces backlash upon commuting sentences of death row inmates
The Democratic president also faced criticism from some anti-death penalty activists who said he didn't go far enough, including a family member of one victim, who said Biden's commutations should have extended to the other three federal inmates facing the death penalty.
Kellyanne Conway Presses GOP Sen. On How Much ‘Damage And Pain’ Biden Can Cause After Clemency For Death Row Inmates
Fox guest host Kellyanne Conway questioned Republican Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty Monday about how much more “damage and pain” President
Biden commutes sentences of nearly all federal death row inmates
Activists have called for Biden to commute the sentence of many or all federal death row inmates for some time. More than 130 civil and human rights groups penned a letter to the president in early December calling on him to commute the sentences of "all individuals on federal death row."
Praise and outrage follow Biden’s decision to commute federal death row sentences
President Joe Biden’s announcement that he’s taking 37 people off federal death row resulted in praise from some families and deep disappointment from others.
Pressley praises Biden’s death row commutations, urges more action
Boston Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley praised President Joe Biden’s move to take killers off death row but added he hasn’t gone far enough. In a statement that has gone viral, Pressley said Biden has made a “groundbreaking act” that was long overdue.
Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
President-elect Donald Trump says he'll "vigorously pursue" capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions.
Joe Biden Spares 37 Death Row Inmates Before Donald Trump Resumes Executions. Here Are the 3 He Didn't Protect
President Joe Biden spared the lives of 37 of the 40 individuals on federal death row before passing the torch to President-elect Donald Trump. Biden did not pardon the murderers, but rather downgrade
Republicans hammer Biden for federal death row reprieves ahead of leaving office
Republicans tore President Biden apart for unveiling his decision to commute the sentences of almost everyone on federal death row.
President Joe Biden commutes sentences of 37 people on federal death row
President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentences of 37 individuals on federal death row, stating he wanted to ensure a fair and effective justice system.
Biden commutes most federal death sentences
He left intact the death sentences of the men convicted of "terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder" in the 2015 Charleston church shooting, 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and 2018 massacre at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue.
Biden death row commutations include six men convicted in Virginia
Of 37 federal prisoners whose punishments were reduced to life in prison, two committed murders in Northern Virginia and four killed people elsewhere in the state.
Victims' Families Rebuke Joe Biden's Pardons: 'Undermining Justice System'
"While this is truly distressing news on a personal level for my family, it also feels like a complete dismissal and ...
Biden commutes sentences of 37 of 40 inmates on federal death row
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentences for 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row, converting them to ...