WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-06) released the following statement via on President Biden’s announcement of 37 federal death row commutations:
“I applaud President Biden in his decision to commute the sentences of 37 individuals on federal death row. Many death sentences, reflecting disparate treatment and inadequate defense counsel, have been unjustly adjudicated and wrongly administered. This historic and extraordinary action is a crucial step in remedying grave injustices,” said Congressman James E. Clyburn.
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