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President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 men on federal death row but declined to save the lives of three men convicted of "hate-motivated mass murder" or "terrorism."
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Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executions The Associated PressThe Three Death Row Prisoners Biden Chose Not to Spare The New York TimesConvicted Michigan killer gets death sentence commuted after 22 years WWMT-TVBiden commutes most federal death sentences before Trump takes office The Washin
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President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office.
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There are three remaining federal inmates who are still facing execution, including Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. What do you make of Biden's decision?
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Opponents of capital punishment had urged the president to commute death row sentences before Donald Trump — who promised to restart federal executions — takes office.
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