Biden commutes sentences of 37 of 40 inmates on federal death row
Clemency decisions cannot be reversed by Trump, and decision does not apply to cases of terrorism or mass murder
Reuters News 23.12.2024
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentences for 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row, converting them to life in prison without parole before he hands over power to President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20.
Biden's move will frustrate Trump's plan to resume a rapid pace of executions. Unlike executive orders, clemency decisions cannot be reversed by a president's successor, although the death penalty can be sought more aggressively in future cases.
Trump restarted federal executions after a nearly 20-year pause during his first term in office from 2017 to 2021.
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