Trump has promised to resume executions once he takes power. Community members will be writing and decorating postcards calling on Biden to commute the sentences of federal death row inmates.

"The death penalty is a broken system that perpetuates injustice, particularly for Black, Brown, and economically disadvantaged people, who are the most vulnerable to wrongful convictions and death sentences. It does not deter crime or enhance public safety. Continuing the federal death penalty increases the risk of killing innocent people and deepening systemic inequalities.

Donald Trump has explicitly stated that he plans to resume federal executions swiftly in his second term. President Biden must take action now to prevent this injustice by commuting all federal death sentences... The federal government under President Trump resumed executions in 2020, carrying out 13 executions in just seven months. Many of those executed had intellectual disabilities, serious mental illnesses, and histories of deep trauma, and their legal proceedings were tainted by racial bias, junk science, and other flaws. These deaths also occurred despite calls for mercy from victims’ families and demands for fairness from a broad coalition of Americans across political and faith backgrounds.

By commuting the sentences of those on federal death row, President Biden has the opportunity to take a crucial step toward ending unjust executions and advancing a more just, equitable America. This action will not only fulfill a promise made in 2020, but it will also be a meaningful step toward healing America’s long legacy of racial and economic injustice."

—The Innocence Project

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