President Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 men on federal death row, citing his opposition to the death penalty. The decision leaves Dylann Roof, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and Robert Bowers on the execution list.
President Joe Biden announced Monday that he is commuting the death sentences of 37 of 40 men on federal death row. Dylann Roof , Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Robert Bowers will be the three left on the federal execution list when President-elect Donald Trump, a proponent of the death penalty , takes office on January 20.Roof carried out the racist slayings of nine Black members of Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina in 2015.
Tsarnaev was convicted of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombing that killed three and injured more than 260 in 2013. Bowers killed 11 congregants after storming the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh in 2018 in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.In a statement, Biden said he was 'more convinced than ever that we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level' and called the commutations 'consistent with the moratorium my administration has imposed on federal executions, in cases other than terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder.'He added: '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.'And in a swipe at Trump, he added: 'In good conscience, I cannot stand back and let a new administration resume executions that I halted.'Dylann RoofRoof, 30, carried out the racist slayings of nine Black members of Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina in 2015.Intending to ignite a race war, the admitted white supremacist opened fire during a Bible study session at the church on June 17 that year, killing nine and wounding one other person.He was convicted of murder and other offenses, including nine counts of racially motivated hate crimes resulting in death. He was sentenced to death in early 2017.Dzhokhar TsarnaevTsarnaev, 31, was convicted of carrying at the Boston Marathon bombing that killed three and injured more than 260 in 201
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