Biden Commutes Death Sentences of 37 Federal Inmates

Joe Biden has commuted the death sentences of 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row, sparing their lives and leaving only three inmates, including the Boston Marathon bomber and the man who killed Jewish worshippers, facing execution. This decision is part of a moratorium on federal executions imposed by the Biden administration. The commutations are the highest number of death sentences commuted by any president in the modern era. Biden's decision comes as campaigners had warned that President-elect Donald Trump, who is known to support the death penalty, would not commute the sentences.