The decision comes after months of pressure from activists who warned that President-elect Donald Trump supports the death penalty and resumed federal executions during his first term after a nearly two-decade pause. Among those pardoned was Len Davis, a former New Orleans police officer who founded a drug trafficking protection organization.
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Joe Biden commutes sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates
Biden commutes dozens of death row sentences to life without parole
Biden commutes sentences of 37 federal death row inmates in final month of presidency
Joe Biden a anulat 37 de condamnări la moarte, cu mai puțin de o lună înainte ca Donald Trump să preia mandatul
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