Joe Biden, Who Vowed to Abolish Executions, Urged to Commute Death Row Sentences
On 3/4/21 at 6:36 AM EST
As President Joe Biden approaches the mid-way point of his first 100 days in office, activists and civil rights groups are continuing to call on him to take action on ending the federal death penalty.
Several were carried out during former president Donald Trump s lame duck months and the final three executions took place just days before Biden s inauguration.
On a campaign website, Biden a death penalty opponent pledged that, as president, he would work to pass legislation to eliminate the death penalty at the federal level, and incentivize states to follow the federal government s example. But he has yet to speak on the issue since becoming president.
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