Biden Halts Execution for 37 Death Row Inmates, Spurs National Debate Amid Trump's Critique and ACLU Applause
President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 individuals on federal death row, exempting those convicted of terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder.
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 fo
Meet the Death Row Prisoners Who Will Escape Capital Punishment Thanks to Biden
Biden offered mercy to 37 of the 40 murderers on death row — some of whom abducted and sexually assaulted their victims before killing them.
Trump Condemns Biden’s Commutations, Vows to “Vigorous Pursue Death Penalty”
Capital punishment foes are worried about Trump’s campaign promise to seek death sentences for crimes other than murder.
Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executions
The move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military officers, people on federal land and those involved in deadly bank robberies or drug deals.
Biden commutes sentences of 37 of 40 federal death row inmates to life in prison without possibility of parole
President Biden is granting clemency to 37 of the 40 federal inmates facing death sentences​. Their sentences will be commuted to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Trump Vows to Pursue Capital Punishment Following Biden's Commutation of Federal Death Sentences
Donald Trump vows to pursue capital punishment following Joe Biden's commutation of federal death row sentences for 37 individuals.
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.
'A mistake': Biden faces backlash upon commuting sentences of death row inmates
President Joe Biden's decision to commute the sentences of 37 death row inmates ignited a fierce debate about the morality of executions.
President Biden commutes sentences of 37 on death row. What it means.
President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of 37 people on death row, which means those individuals will have their sentences changed from execution to life without parole, the White House said in a press release on Monday.
Trump rips Biden’s death row commutations
Fox News senior national correspondent Rich Edson reports on President-elect Donald Trump’s response to President Biden’s commutations and his vow to reinforce law and order on ‘Special Report.’
Death-penalty chess in advance of a presidential transition
Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• On Monday, President Joe Biden announced his decision to commute the death sentences of 37 of ...
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Biden’s Shocking Move Sparks Outrage as Rachel Timmerman’s Killer Escapes Death Penalty After Two Decades
In a deeply controversial decision, outgoing President Joe Biden commuted the death sentence of Marvin Gabrion, a man ...
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President Biden Saves Lives, Commutes Death Sentences of 37, Including Seven Texans, Amid Capital Punishment Debate
President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates, including seven from Texas, to life without parole.
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OKLAHOMA WATCH: As Oklahoma executions continue, new death sentences grow rare
The nearly 1,000-day stretch without a new death sentence is Oklahoma’s longest since at least 1974, according to data ...
Michigan was 1st state to outlaw death penalty
President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of Michigan's only prisoner on death row federally. The state has long outlawed the ...
When the death penalty is just: Capital punishment is fitting for terrorism and politically motivated mass murder
President Biden’s commutation of the death sentences of 37 out of 40 men on federal death row in advance of a Trump ...
Biden’s death row orders grant justice where Supreme Court has grown hostile to claims of racial bias
The Supreme Court’s recent treatment of capital cases is rife with disregard for systemic racial discrimination.
‘Squad’ Rep. Ayanna Pressley praises Biden for controversial commutations: ‘Death penalty is racist’
Pressley, 50, described the 82-year-old commander in chief’s decision to spare dozens of convicted murderers and rapists from ...