President Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 death row inmates, converting their punishments to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The White House said that Biden believes the death penalty at the federal level "must stop," except for ...

The move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military officers, people on federal land and those involved in deadly bank robberies or drug deals.

President Joe Biden announced Monday that he is taking 37 people off federal death row to serve out life sentences behind bars — a decision that leaves only three federal prisoners awaiting execution when President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month.