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President Biden has used his executive authority to commute the death sentences of 37 out of 40 men on federal death row. Instead of being executed by the federal government, they will serve life sentences without the possibility of parole.
The only men who did not have their sentences commuted are the three who were convicted of committing mass murders and terrorism: Robert Bowers, who murdered 11 congregants at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018; Dylan Roof, the Neo-Nazi who murdered nine people at a historically Black church in Charleston, South Carolina; and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who, along with his brother (who was killed), planned and carried out the bombing at the Boston Marathon in 2013 and murdered a police officer as they were trying to evade law enforcement.
In recent months, Biden has been lobbied by many activist and religious groups to commute the sentences of those on federal death row. Even the Pope has lobbied Biden to commute the death sentences.
Here is the statement from the White House, along with the list of convicted murderers who have had their death sentences commuted by the president.
“Today, President Biden announced that he is commuting the sentences of 37 individuals on federal death row. Those individuals will have their sentences reclassified from execution to life without the possibility of parole.
President Biden has dedicated his career to reducing violent crime and ensuring a fair and effective justice system. He believes that America must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level, except in cases of terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder – which is why today’s actions apply to all but those cases. When President Biden came into office, his Administration imposed a moratorium on federal executions, and his actions today will prevent the next Administration from carrying out the execution sentences that would not be handed down under current policy and practice.
This historic clemency action builds on the President’s record of criminal justice reform. The President has issued more commutations at this point in his presidency than any of his recent predecessors at the same point in their first terms. Earlier this month, the President announced clemency for approximately 1,500 Americans – the most ever in a single day – who have shown successful rehabilitation and a commitment to making communities safer. This included sentence commutations for nearly 1,500 individuals who were placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic and who have successfully reintegrated into their families and communities, as well as 39 pardons for individuals who were convicted of non-violent crimes. President Biden is also the first President ever to issue categorical pardons to individuals convicted of simple use and possession of marijuana, and to former LGBTQI+ service members convicted of private conduct because of their sexual orientation.
The President’s criminal justice record has transformed individual lives and positively impacted communities, especially historically marginalized communities. In the coming weeks, the President will take additional steps to provide meaningful second chances and continue to review additional pardons and commutations.”
The list of 37 individuals on federal death throw who have had their sentences commuted by the president. They will serve life in prison without the possibility of parole instead.
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So to hell with the victims and their families and friends. These people were found guilty of the most heinous crimes yet pudding brains lets them off. Unbelieveable.
JOE's doing more for criminals than he ever did for the American people. The citizens that go to work everyday to make a living. The middle class who he and his cohorts have been trying to destroy for his 4 fraudulent years in the People's House. Word had it that he was so immobilized that he couldn't function. Then, tell me why he's making a trip to Italy (Vatican) in January?
He has to visit the Communist Pope. Guess they have to talk over money matters!
So to hell with the victims and their families and friends. These people were found guilty of the most heinous crimes yet pudding brains lets them off. Unbelieveable.
JOE's doing more for criminals than he ever did for the American people. The citizens that go to work everyday to make a living. The middle class who he and his cohorts have been trying to destroy for his 4 fraudulent years in the People's House. Word had it that he was so immobilized that he couldn't function. Then, tell me why he's making a trip to Italy (Vatican) in January?
He has to visit the Communist Pope. Guess they have to talk over money matters!
January 20, 2025 can't come soon enough for me.