Pope Francis asks for prayers for US death row prisoners and urges commutation of their sentences, highlighting his strong opposition to capital punishment.
Advocates, including religious leaders and civil rights groups, are calling on President Biden to act quickly on capital punishment before a potential change in administration.
Amid calls for clemency, Biden is under pressure after recently using his executive power to pardon his son, raising expectations for action on federal death row.
The Catholic Mobilizing Network emphasizes the arbitrariness and racial bias in the federal death penalty system, urging Biden to commute all federal death row sentences.
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