In total, Biden commuted 37 out of 40 death sentences to life without the possibility of parole. The group Human Rights Dallas said the president should grant clemency to all 40.

President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentences of 37 individuals on federal death row, stating he wanted to ensure a fair and effective justice system.

With just weeks left in office, US President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 of 40 federal death row inmates - potentially thwarting President-elect Donald Trump's plans to expand federal executions during his upcoming administration.

Seven inmates from Texas are among 37 people on death row who had their sentences commuted by President Joe Biden Monday morning, one month before Donald Trump returns to the White House vowing to restart federal executions.

President Joe Biden commuted sentences for 37 federal death row inmates on Monday. On of them murdered three people in North Texas.

President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentences of seven men sent to federal death row in Texas, the majority of whom were convicted of killing fellow inmates at the federal prison in Beaumont. The White House said the move would effectively extend Biden’s moratorium on federal executions and prevent President-elect Donald Trump from restarting them when he takes office in January.