US President Biden commutes 37 sentences from death penalty to life imprisonment | DW News

US President Joe Biden has commuted sentences for 37 inmates from death penalty to life imprisonment.

In a statement, Biden said he was more convinced than ever the death penalty must stop at the federal level.
The move is likely to frustrate incoming president Donald Trump, who restarted federal executions during his first term following a 20-year pause. Biden ran for office opposing the death penalty.

For more on this, we talk to Robin M. Maher. She is the Executive Director of the Death Penalty Information Center, a national non-profit organization which provides analysis on issues concerning capital punishment and the people it affects.

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[OhioOwns]

didn't hear any explanation as to why 3 were left off. kinda hard to say you're against something while promoting it happening to another person you don't personally like

[benjaminkelly]

If he’s against the death penalty, why only commute 37 of the 40? Is he against the death penalty or not?

[deanfinch]

Why does it take years to execute someone who’s been convicted and sentenced to death? 😤

[ArminiusGroß]

It's interesting how impossible it seems to be to leave a comment on this video.

[adelaidemarie]

Maybe it’s because he’s getting closer to the end of his life and doesn’t want to face all the deaths on his hands

[daniels]

The United States legal system, particularly regarding sentencing, is an inconsistent hot mess. If Biden wanted to address this issue back in 2020, why is he only focusing on it now, near the end of his term? This could have been addressed in his first year. As a result, a lot of potentially innocent or improperly sentenced individuals could've been saved.

[Gaspardini]

How can he interfere with justice sentences at pleasure? What kind of democracy is this, where the ruler decides above the independent judges?

[MshAhmxiO]

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[BlueDino-wd]

Biden is not against the death penality, but wants to decide himself who should get it.

[DarjaTruth]

A mistake Joe, these are the innocent.

[geobee]

you didnt answer the question.... why did he leave three out....? maybe I got bored and didnt listen to the end... ?

[GigglingHamster]

What’s the point of commuting 37 of them and not 3 of them?? Makes no sense.

[thebookkeeper]

A change like this may save Luigi Mangione from death row, but must set things in motion before the fed's decide to use it to their convenience.

[geobee]

You need to realise you can be sentenced to seven years for murder in the USA.... And you can be sentenced to life for distributing drugs...

[beattrixer]

It was clear for everyone to see, especially during Trump's re-election campaign what the state of America's judicial system was really like.

[geobee]

Any country that has the death penalty in their legal system is somewhere I would not want to Capital punishment is anachronistic and barbaric.... Many countries have evolved past this form of punishment.

[_Makeitmakesense_]

Nope, this is because of the epstien files being released next year

[Neverforget]

I dont think one person, no matter who he is, should ever have the right to do things like this especially if he as dementia

[KINGANIMEREVIEW]

So only men were on death row? Not women who’s killed their babies aka aborted their babies? Child sacrifice is the worst of crimes.

[comacuma]

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