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We welcome the fulfillment of President Biden’s promise to commute the death sentences of 37 people on federal death row. The federal death penalty – just like state capital punishment systems – is racist, error-prone, drains public resources, and does not deter crime or make our communities safer. We encourage President Biden to finish the...

"Rather than treat Mr. Finley’s serious mental health needs, these officials imposed on him a condition they knew would make it drastically worse: months of near-total isolation in a windowless cell the size of a compact parking space," Monta said in an email. "We are gratified that the Sixth Circuit has recognized Mr. Finley’s humanity and allowed his case to proceed.”

Sadik, miles away in handcuffs, knew nothing of the fatal crash.

A draconian legal doctrine called felony murder has put thousands of Americans—disproportionately young and Black—in prison.