Biden commutes sentences of 37 federal death row inmates

Name: Biden commutes sentences of 37 federal death row inmates
Uploaded: 2024-12-23T11:43:19Z
Duration: 22 s
Description: President Joe Biden announced Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, changing their punishments to life imprisonment. The decision comes just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, a vocal supporter for growing capital punishment, takes office.

President Joe Biden announced Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, changing their punishments to life imprisonment. The decision comes just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, a vocal supporter for growing capital punishment, takes office.

Posted December 23, 2024 6:43am EST