Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates: statement

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US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates, taking action ahead of the return of Donald Trump, who oversaw a sweeping number of lethal injections during his first term.

“These commutations are consistent with the moratorium my Administration has imposed on federal executions, in cases other than terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder,” Biden said in a statement, announcing the prisoners would serve life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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