Biden commutes sentences of nearly all federal death row inmates - ABC News
2 days ago · According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 38% of federal death row inmates are Black -- compared to the 14% of total American population according to the Pew Research Center. About 56% of ...
Trump says he will direct Justice Department to ‘vigorously pursue …
1 day ago · President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will direct the Department of Justice to “vigorously pursue the death penalty” after President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences ...
As Oklahoma puts inmate to death in last U.S. execution of ... - NBC News
6 days ago · Anti-death penalty groups are urging Biden to commute the sentences of all 40 federal death row inmates. It comes as a handful of states restarted their own executions in 2024.
Federal death row sentences for 37 inmates are commuted - CNN
2 days ago · President Joe Biden’s announcement that he’s taking 37 people off federal death row resulted in praise from some families and deep disappointment from others.
37 federal death row inmates have sentences commuted: See full list
2 days ago · Here are the 37 federal death row inmates who had their sentences commuted, along with their states and conviction details via the Death Penalty Information Center.
FACT SHEET: President Biden Commutes the Sentences of 37 …
2 days ago · Today, President Biden announced that he is commuting the sentences of 37 individuals on federal death row. Those individuals will have their sentences reclassified from execution to life without ...
Reactions to Biden commuting federal death row sentences | AP News
2 days ago · Risher, a board member of Death Penalty Action, which seeks to abolish capital punishment, said during a Zoom news conference that families “are left to be hostages for the years and years of appeals that are to come.” Abraham Bonowitz, Death Penalty Action’s executive director, said Biden was giving more attention to the three inmates he ...
These 3 inmates are still on federal death row after Biden ... - CBS News
2 days ago · The jury recommended, and a federal district court imposed, the death penalty on six of 17 capital counts. Three people were killed and scores more were injured during the attack.
The Three Death Row Prisoners Biden Chose Not to Spare
2 days ago · Leaving three men on death row, Mr. Biden said in a statement, is in line with his opposition to carrying out the death penalty “in cases other than terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder.”
Death Penalty Information Center
DPI is a national non-profit providing news, data and facts about the death penalty. With over 20 special reports on issues including innocence, race, arbitrariness, and costs, DPI’s work has informed and shaped the national discussion on this critical issue.