Biden commutes most federal death row sentences to life in prison before Trump takes office
- U.S. President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates to life in prison without parole.
- The decision occurs before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, who previously resumed federal executions in July 2020.
- The three remaining on death row include Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Dylann Roof, who committed high-profile crimes.
- Biden's decision does not affect inmates sentenced to death in state courts, totaling around 2,250 according to the Death Penalty Information Centre.
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