(CNN) Democratic Reps. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Cori Bush of Missouri on Friday led a group of 35 lawmakers in urging President Joe Biden to commute the sentences of all federal prisoners on death row. In a letter sent Friday, the lawmakers urge Biden "to take swift, decisive action," saying that "commuting the death sentences of those on death row and ensuring that each person is provided with an adequate and unique re-sentencing process is a crucial first step in remedying this grave injustice." By exercising your clemency power, you can ensure that there would be no one left on death row to kill. There are currently 49 people on federal death row, 21 of whom are White, 20 who are Black, seven who are Latino and one who is Asian. If Biden chose to take the lawmakers' advice, he could replace the death sentences with sentences of life in prison.

Source: CNN January 23, 2021 01:06 UTC