Trump Rages at Biden for Wrecking His Plans for Executions: ‘Makes No Sense’
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Human rights experts praised Biden’s decision to commute death-row sentences—which baffled death penalty hawk Trump.

Summary

President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life without parole, sparing all but three convicted of high-profile mass killings.

Biden framed the decision as a moral stance against federal executions, citing his legal background and belief in the dignity of human life.

Donald Trump criticized the move as senseless, vowing to reinstate the death penalty.

Reactions were mixed: some victims’ families condemned Biden, while others supported his decision. Human rights groups praised it as a significant step against capital punishment.

  • pivot_root@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Prison is an sentence, thus a form of punishment, as well as a rehabilitation procedure, as well as mean of protection of the public.

    Not in the United States, it isn’t. The system isn’t designed to rehabilitate offenders; it’s designed to encourage recidivism:

    • Background and criminal record checks for jobs outside of high security or confidentiality fields.
    • Background check for renting housing post release.
    • Anti-homelessness and loitering laws.
    • In some states where it hasn’t yet been banned, criminals may have to pay back the prison as part of parole conditions.

    But, why would any civilized country allow that to happen? Because the 13th amendment has an exemption for criminals serving their punishment. Prisons can use inmates for mass labor and contracting while paying them a fraction of the value they are producing, generating profit.