Late last night we learned that President Biden will commute the death sentences of 37 of the 40 men currently on federal death row. This is a huge success, and we congratulate everyone who has had a hand in accomplishing this unprecedented task.  

• 37 lives spared.
• 37 executions prevented

YOU DID THIS!  

• Hundreds of organizations.
• Multiple behind-the-scenes operatives, leaders, clergy and influencers have been working hard - some of us for years.
• Hats off to the Pope!
• And tens of thousands of activists like you, who signed petitions, made phone calls,. prayed, donated, and showed up.

Together we made a huge difference. We congratulate and thank YOU. And...  We still need Joe Biden to#FinishTheJob

• See our press release here.
• Click here to register to join us at 11am ET TODAY on Zoom and YouTube, X and Facebook for a press conference to respond to the commutations, and to demand that President Biden #FinishTheJob!

Rev. Risher issued the following statement:

"I am happy for all those whose sentences have been commuted, and grateful to President Biden for this unprecedented act of mercy, but this is so unfair. I need the President to understand that when you put a killer on death row, you also put their victim's families in limbo with the false promise that we must wait until there is an execution before we can begin to heal. Every time this case comes up, I am brought back to the day my mother and cousins were murdered, and I need that to stop. Politics has gotten in the way of mercy. You can't rank victims, Mr. President. I am begging you to finish the job, not only with the three men left on federal death row, but also with those on the military death row. There's still time. Finish the job."

Rev. Sharon Risher
Board Chair, Death Penalty Action

Here are two choices of sample language you can copy and share in an email or social media post to help urge President Biden to #FinishTheJob

Sample #1

It would be a wonderful act of mercy for President @JoeBiden to commute ALL federal & military death sentences at #Christmas. "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy." Sign here: bit.ly/BidenDPA #StopExecutions #PROJECT2025 #Christmas2024 #FinishTheJob

Sample #2

President @JoeBiden needs to immediately commute every remaining death sentence on federal and military death rows. If not, each of #Trump's executions will be on his hands: bit.ly/BidenDPA #StopExecutions #PROJECT2025 @POTUS #StopTrumpExecutions #FinishTheJob

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