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Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates

U.S. 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. The move leaves only a handful of high-profile killers who acted out of hate or terrorism facing the federal death penalty -- for …

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Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates

Deccan Chronicle

Washington: President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment mere weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office. While running for president in 2020, Biden's campaign website said he would work to pass legislation …

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Biden to commute sentences of nearly all men on federal death row

Politico

“Make no mistake: I condemn these murderers, grieve for the victims of their despicable acts, and ache for all the families who have suffered unimaginable and irreparable loss,” Biden said in a statement Monday. “But guided by my conscience and my experience as a public defender, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Vice President, and now President, I am more …

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Biden commutes most federal death sentences before Trump term

Al Jazeera

White House says 37 of 40 inmates on federal death row will face life in prison instead. United States President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row in his weeks in office before the second term of President-elect Donald Trump. The case has long attracted attention for what Amnesty International has …

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Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates

New Indian Express

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. With less than a month left in office, Biden had faced growing calls from death penalty opponents to commute the sentences of those …

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2 days, 17 hours ago

Dozens of death row inmates may see sentences commuted by Joe Biden: report

Raw Story

Dozens of convicted murderers set to be executed by the federal government could see their sentences commuted by President Joe Biden, according to a report. The report comes after Pope Francis earlier this month asked for prayers for federal inmates set to face capital punishment. “Today, I feel compelled to ask all of you to pray for the inmates on …

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Biden could foil Trump’s plans to resume federal executions

Politico

Meanwhile, the Justice Department is also on the verge of publishing the findings of a long-running internal review of the lethal injection protocol that the Trump administration adopted in 2019. “We hope the review will find that the problems with lethal injection are one additional reason as to why President Biden should grant clemency to death row prisoners,” said Ruth …

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Filipina on Indonesia death row arrives home to 'new life'

Raw Story

A Filipina who spent nearly 15 years on Indonesia's death row tearfully reunited with family members Wednesday after arriving in Manila, where she now awaits a hoped-for pardon in a women's prison. She flew home without handcuffs alongside Filipino correctional officials on an overnight commercial flight after a Jakarta ceremony marking "the end of a harrowing chapter in Veloso's life", …

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Mary Jane Veloso: Filipina spared from execution in Indonesia returns home after 14 years on death row

CNN

Jakarta, Indonesia AP — A Filipina woman who had been on death row in Indonesia, and who was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, arrived home early Wednesday after longstanding requests from her home country. Aaron Favila/AP “Hopefully the president can grant clemency to Mary Jane,” Veloso’s mother told reporters. “I will return to my country, and I am …

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Filipina who won a last-minute reprieve from an Indonesian firing squad returns home

Associated Press

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A Filipina woman who had been on death row in Indonesia, and who was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, arrived home early Wednesday after longstanding requests from her home country. Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipina who was on death row in Indonesia and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, reacts as she …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Singapore steps up executions and pressure on anti-death penalty groups

Al Jazeera

Singapore has executed nine people so far this year and dozens more are on death row for drug trafficking offences. ‘Losing another son, he couldn’t accept it’ Like almost all of Singapore’s prisoners on death row, Masoud was convicted for drug offences. Singapore’s Central Narcotics Bureau said the fact that Masoud’s execution was carried out in advance of the upcoming …

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Filipina on Indonesia death row says planned transfer 'miracle'

Raw Story

by Devi Rahman A Filipina inmate on death row in Indonesia told AFP from prison Friday that her planned transfer was a "miracle", in her first interview since Manila and Jakarta signed an agreement last week to repatriate her. Last week, Indonesia's senior law and human rights minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra said a "practical arrangement" had been signed for her …

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Biden Could Block Another Trump Execution Spree

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LOADING ERROR LOADING During his final six months as president, Donald Trump’s administration carried out an unprecedented execution spree, killing 13 people. With the stroke of a pen, Biden could commute every federal death sentence to life in prison and block the incoming Trump administration from carrying out its stated mass killing agenda. At the same time, Justice Department lawyers …

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Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre's brotherhood is still strong after 30 years with new album 'Missionary'

Hindustan Times

LOS ANGELES — When it comes to music, there's one person in particular Snoop Dogg trusts enough to steer the ship without question: hit-making producer Dr. Dre. Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre's brotherhood is still strong after 30 years with new album 'Missionary' Their bond, built over 30 years of brotherhood, began when Dr. Dre shaped Snoop's game-changing debut, “Doggystyle,” …

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Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre’s brotherhood is still strong after 30 years with new album ‘Missionary’

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — When it comes to music, there’s one person in particular Snoop Dogg trusts enough to steer the ship without question: hit-making producer Dr. Dre. Their bond, built over 30 years of brotherhood, began when Dr. Dre shaped Snoop’s game-changing debut, “Doggystyle,” a cornerstone of hip-hop history. “They understand who I am as a person and what my …

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Everyone from Richard Branson to the Pope wants Biden to ‘Trump-proof’ death row

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Biden was already facing calls last from opponents of capital punishment to commute the …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Indonesia agrees to repatriate Filipino woman who spent years on death row over drug trafficking

Associated Press

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia and the Philippines signed a deal on Friday to send home a Filipino death-row drug convict who was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, as the new administration of President Prabowo Subianto seeks to shore up diplomatic ties with neighboring countries. The agreement, after a decade of negotiations, will allow Mary Jane Veloso to return …

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AOC calls for Biden to commute federal death sentences after Hunter Biden pardon

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on President Joe Biden to commute …

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"One last chance": Biden's pardon of Hunter can't be his final act of clemency, Democrats say

Salon

Justifying the decision to pardon his own son, President Joe Biden pointed to Republicans bringing “political pressure” on the criminal justice system, which he claimed had scuttled a plea deal and was why Hunter’s tax-and-gun issues risked landing him in prison for up to 25 years. “It is true that President Biden had said he wouldn’t pardon his son,” MSNBC’s …

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Before it is too late Biden must turn words into deeds on the death penalty

Salon

In the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election, opponents of the death penalty are mounting a campaign to convince President Biden to commute the sentences of everyone on federal death row. José Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles and president of the conference warned that “Our new President has pledged to pursue certain policies that would advance moral evils and threaten …

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Japan prosecutor bows in apology to former death row inmate

Raw Story

A senior Japanese public prosecutor on Wednesday bowed in apology to Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row prisoner whose conviction was quashed this year. "We feel terribly remorseful that Mr Iwao Hakamada was put into legally unstable conditions for a significantly long period of time, forcing you and Hideko to face hard times that are barely possible to put …

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'Sensitive Matter' : Union Seeks More Time On Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition; Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing By 4 Weeks

Live Law

Specifically on Rohatgi's arguments on national security, Counsel for Punjab responded: "An affidavit was filed by the Union, wherein a national threat was stated in the affidavit that there is national threat on release of this person." However, while confirming the conviction of a co-accused Jagtar Singh Hawara, the High Court commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment. However, on …

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Two Similar Cases in Texas Expose the Death Penalty as a Farce

Slate

Two Texas death cases made headlines last week; both involved a parent who was convicted of killing their 2-year old child. As law professor Lee Loevinger explained almost 50 years ago: “Neither judges nor juries, nor even lawyers in the usual situation, ever come in contact with the ‘facts’ of any case, taking ‘facts’ to mean the transactions or occurrences …

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Supreme Court Requests President To Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition In 2 Weeks

Live Law

Specifically on Rohatgi's arguments on national security, Counsel for Punjab responded: "An affidavit was filed by the Union, wherein a national threat was stated in the affidavit that there is national threat on release of this person." However, while confirming the conviction of a co-accused Jagtar Singh Hawara, the High Court commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment. However, on …

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Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates

Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates

Biden to commute sentences of nearly all men on federal death row

Biden commutes most federal death sentences before Trump term

Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates

Dozens of death row inmates may see sentences commuted by Joe Biden: report

Biden could foil Trump’s plans to resume federal executions

Filipina on Indonesia death row arrives home to 'new life'

Mary Jane Veloso: Filipina spared from execution in Indonesia returns home after 14 years on death row

Filipina who won a last-minute reprieve from an Indonesian firing squad returns home

Singapore steps up executions and pressure on anti-death penalty groups

Filipina on Indonesia death row says planned transfer 'miracle'

Biden Could Block Another Trump Execution Spree

Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre's brotherhood is still strong after 30 years with new album 'Missionary'

Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre’s brotherhood is still strong after 30 years with new album ‘Missionary’

Everyone from Richard Branson to the Pope wants Biden to ‘Trump-proof’ death row

Indonesia agrees to repatriate Filipino woman who spent years on death row over drug trafficking

AOC calls for Biden to commute federal death sentences after Hunter Biden pardon

"One last chance": Biden's pardon of Hunter can't be his final act of clemency, Democrats say

Before it is too late Biden must turn words into deeds on the death penalty

Japan prosecutor bows in apology to former death row inmate

'Sensitive Matter' : Union Seeks More Time On Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition; Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing By 4 Weeks

Two Similar Cases in Texas Expose the Death Penalty as a Farce

Supreme Court Requests President To Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition In 2 Weeks