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Dozens of members of Congress have called on President-elect Joe Biden to abolish the death penalty in all jurisdictions on his first day in office, CNN reported.
The call comes after the execution of Brandon Bernard during a presidential lame-duck period.
Activists had previously called on President Donald Trump to halt Bernard's execution, as well as other scheduled during the presidential transition period.
Forty members of Congress and three recently elected members are urging President-elect Joe Biden to abolish the death penalty in all jurisdictions on his first day in office, CNN reported.
The call was voiced in a letter written by Rep. Ayanna Pressley and sent to Biden's transition team. In the letter, Pressley slams President Donald Trump's administration for executing "more people in six months than the total number executed over the previous six decades."