Biden's decision to grant clemency to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates reflects a significant opposition to the death penalty but leaves notorious killers subject to future execution.
He stated, 'I am more convinced than ever that we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level. In good conscience, I cannot stand back and let a new administration resume executions that I halted.' This underscores his conflicted stance.
However, by leaving Roof, Tsarnaev, and Bowers without clemency, Biden essentially allows future administrations to execute them, showing a limit to his abolitionist commitment.
Historically, granting clemency for federal death row inmates is rare; only three inmates received it in the past 25 years, highlighting the difficulty political leaders face in such decisions.
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