Why Biden commuted the sentences of 37 people on federal death rowPresident Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 prisoners on federal death row who will stay in prison for life but will not be subject to executions. Biden's move is likely motivated by the incoming Trump administration's expected hard line policy shift on federal executions. Robin Maher, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, joins William Brangham to discuss.
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# Robin MaherExecutive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, an expert on capital punishment and legal policies surrounding it.
