Civil and human rights groups urge Biden to end federal death penalty
by Ed Pilkington from on (#5DZ99)
Coalition is calling on president to commute sentences of all 49 federal death row inmates
A coalition of leading US civil and human rights groups is calling on Joe Biden immediately to commute the sentences of all 49 federal death row inmates and reinstate a moratorium on executions carried out by the US government.
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