Biden Commutes Death Sentences for 37 Federal Inmates, Drawing Mixed Reactions

President Biden’s decision to replace federal death sentences with life imprisonment without parole has sparked criticism from victims' families and praise from abolitionist groups.

President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates, replacing them with life sentences without parole.
The decision has been met with outrage from victims' families, who argue it disregards their suffering and undermines the judicial system's decisions.
Critics have pointed out that Biden did not commute the sentences of three high-profile inmates, including the perpetrators of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, Boston Marathon bombing, and Charleston church shooting.
Anti-death penalty activists welcomed the move but criticized life imprisonment without parole as a harsh alternative that eliminates the possibility of exoneration for the wrongly convicted.
Biden’s decision aligns with his evolving stance on capital punishment, though it stops short of fulfilling his campaign promise to abolish the federal death penalty entirely.