President Biden on Monday commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates, whose sentences will be reclassified from the death penalty to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
In announcing the commutation, the president said, “I am more convinced than ever that the death penalty must end at the federal level.”
Among those pardoned was Billy Jerome Allen.sentenced to deathIn 1998, Carlos David Carodeath row inmateDozens of people have been on death row for more than 15 years, including Len Davis, who has been on death row for more than 25 years.
“These commutations are consistent with the moratorium my administration has placed on federal executions, except in cases of mass murder motivated by terrorism or hatred,” Biden said in a statement.
“Make no mistake about it. I condemn these murderers, I mourn the victims of their dastardly acts, and my heart goes out to all the families who have suffered unimaginable and irreparable loss,” he said. said.
Last week, the president announced pardons for 39 people and commuted sentences for nearly 1,500 others.Set a new daily record He called for amnesty, focusing on those who were under home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden's pardons and commutations this month come amid pressure to pardon more people after he has insisted for more than a year that he would not pardon his son Hunter Biden. .
