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Rounding up some reactions to Prez Biden’s decision to commute 37 federal death sentences

Prez Biden’s decision to commute the sentences of 37 of the 40 convicted murderers on federal death row to life without of parole is remarkable for many reasons.  Thus, it is not surprising that many people are remarking about the decision.  Here is an abridged round up of just some of the reactions catching my this morning:

From the AP, “Relief, defiance, anger: Families and advocates react to Biden’s death row commutations

From The Atlantic, “Joe Biden’s Moral Wisdom

From Fox News, “Family of murdered SC woman rages at Biden for commuting killer’s death sentence: ‘She was shown no mercy’

From The Hill, “Biden did the right thing granting clemency to 37 federal death row inmates

From MS-NBC, “Joe Biden’s justifiable mercy

From the New York Daily News, “Trump slams Biden for commuting death sentences of 37 federal prisoners

From the Sacramento Bee, “Joe Biden’s inconsistent commutations: Hate is a crime, but apparently not for all

From USA Today, “‘A mistake’: Biden faces backlash upon commuting sentences of death row inmates

From 10TV (Columbus, Ohio), “‘Absolutely devastating’: Parents react to Biden’s commutation of death sentence for man who killed their son

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