Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden today commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates to life imprisonment without parole, less than a month before Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
“I am commuting the sentences of 37 out of 40 individuals on federal death row to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole,” Biden stated in an official announcement.
Earlier this month, Biden pardoned 39 individuals and commuted nearly 1,500 prison sentences.
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At the beginning of December, Biden granted clemency to his son, Hunter Biden, who was awaiting judgment in cases involving illegal possession of a firearm and tax evasion.
Biden previously stated that he would continue reviewing clemency requests. He is under pressure from various advocacy groups to grant clemency to numerous inmates, including those on federal death row, before his term ends on January 20.
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