Biden’s rationale behind commuted sentences of death-row inmates unclear: expert [Video]

President Biden’s recent move to commute the sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates on death row has been met with praise by some and criticism by others, who say it’s unclear why the president made the decision in the first place.

The president announced on Monday that 37 federal death-row inmates would have their sentences changed to life in prison without the possibility of parole, with the White House saying in a statement that Biden believes “America must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level, except in cases of terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder.”

“When President Bidencame into office, his Administration imposed a moratorium on federal executions, and his actions today will prevent the next Administration from carrying out the execution sentences that would not be handed down under current policy and …