Upon His Inauguration, Biden Should Commute All Federal Death Sentences
Demonstrators protest federal executions of death row prisoners in front of the U.S. Justice Department in Washington, D.C., on December 10, 2020.
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On Wednesday, January 20, Joe Biden will be inaugurated as president of the U.S. There will likely be multiple items on the immediate agenda, especially addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the last few months have illustrated the immediate need to commute all federal death row sentences. One of President Obama’s many mishaps was not doing this in 2017, right before he left office, and the Trump administration took advantage.