President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 men convicted of brutal murders, including of children and family members.

white house announced On Monday, Biden announced that he plans to commute the sentences of all but three death row inmates and reclassify their sentences from “death penalty to life in prison without the possibility of parole.” Some of those on the list have been charged with brutal mass murders and raping women before killing them, and have been sentenced to death. (Related: Biden commutes sentences of cartel leaders, crack dealers, ‘notorious’ fraudsters in massive clemency push)

“Make no mistake about it. I condemn these murderers, I mourn the victims of their despicable acts, and my heart goes out to all the families who have suffered unimaginable and irreparable loss.” statement Read from the president.

“But guided by my conscience and my experience as a public defender, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, vice president, and now president, I have always believed that the use of the death penalty must end at the federal level. Of these convictions, I cannot in good conscience stand back and allow the new administration to resume executions that I have halted,” the statement continued.

Those receiving reduced sentences include Richard Allen Jackson, who confessed to kidnapping, raping and murdering Karen Stiles, a recent college graduate in North Carolina. According to on court documents. Jackson told police he arrived in the Pisgah National Forest near Asheville, North Carolina, in 1994 and saw Stiles walking and stretching on a trail. When Stiles and Jackson passed each other on the street, Jackson pointed a gun at the woman, who begged him not to hurt her, court documents show. Jackson then told officers he put duct tape on Styles’ mouth and eyes and led her to the park. He then raped Stiles and shot her in the head as she began screaming for help, according to court documents.

I will commute the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

This action is consistent with my administration’s moratorium on federal executions, except in cases involving mass killings motivated by terrorism or hatred. pic.twitter.com/Obxfytxxbb

— President Biden (@POTUS) December 23, 2024

The president’s announcement on Monday also included Ricardo Sanchez Jr. and Daniel Troya. In 2009, a Florida judge found two men guilty of killing a family of four on a highway and sentenced them to death. According to Go to NBC News. Jose EscobedoThe father of Luis Julian, 4, and Luis Damian, 3, and husband of Yessica Guerrero Escobedo, was involved in a drug ring with Troya and Sanchez, NBC News reported. reported.

According to NBC News, Yesica Guerrero Escobedo was shot 11 times as she tried to protect her two sons. The two young children were shot a total of 10 times, and Jose Escobedo, along with his family, was shot five times and was found dead on the side of the highway, the newspaper reported.

“I must confess that I have no confidence that Mr. Troya would not do something like this again if given the chance,” the judge who sentenced the men at the time said, calling Mr. Troya “extremely dangerous.” “We are not considering taking it away,” he added. About human life. ”

Thomas Morocco Hager was convicted of stabbing 19-year-old Barbra White and sentenced to death in 2007. According to In the Washington Times. White was found in the bathtub of her apartment by her 1-year-old daughter, bound, gagged and stabbed 82 times, the newspaper reported. The 1-year-old was not physically harmed during the killing, but when he discovered his mother, he left bloody footprints around the apartment, The Washington Times reported.

Biden’s actions over the past two weeks regarding pardons/commutations are indefensible. It’s clear he cares more about violent criminals than his victims.

Twelve-year-old Lexis Roberts witnessed her mother’s execution at the hands of Thomas Sanders before his throat was cut.

Biden commutes sentence pic.twitter.com/zvfFXwoZoX

— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) December 23, 2024

Biden also commuted the sentence of Thomas Sanders, who was sentenced to death for kidnapping and killing a 12-year-old boy and killing his mother. According to Go to the Department of Justice press release. In 2010, Sanders began dating Saren Roberts, and the two took Roberts’ 12-year-old daughter on a road trip that ended in the murder, the press release said. During the trip, Sanders took the mother and daughter to the Arizona desert, where he shot Saren Roberts in the head and forced Lexis Roberts back into the car, according to a press release.

Sanders then shot Lexis Roberts four times, cut her throat and left her body in the woods, the press release states.

Among those whose sentences were commuted was Kaboni Savage, who was convicted of involvement in the murders of 12 people connected to a pharmaceutical company. Savage was previously incarcerated on drug charges and was ordered by prison to kill witnesses and family members involved in previous cases, NBC10 News reported. reported. (Related: Illegal cell phones used to assassinate police officers and their families)

“Their mothers will pay,” Savage said before the victims were incendiary bombed, according to NBC10 News.

I didn’t expect the Christmas Eve Eve show to turn out like this. The decision by Joe Biden’s executioners to commute 37 death sentences shocked me, and I think most Americans, too. The only thing Joe Biden should sign is his resignation letter. https://t.co/wzdQbbTUe9

— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) December 23, 2024

James H. Roane Jr., Corey Johnson, and Richard Tipson all did. declared He was sentenced to death for participating in several drug-related murders. Roan was involved in 11 of those murders. In one instance, when one of the victims fled after being shot twice in the back, Roan used a “military knife” to fatally stab the victim 18 times. According to on court documents.

Brandon Michael Council was sentenced to death for killing two women during a bank robbery before his sentence was commuted by Biden. According to Go to Reflector, a local North Carolina outlet. Once inside the bank, he pointed a gun at two employees who tried to hide, the newspaper reported. Council later told authorities he knew he intended to shoot someone during the bank robbery, the Reflector reported.

Today, President Biden announced commuting the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates.

These people would have their sentences reclassified from the death penalty to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

President Biden believes America must stop its use…

— White House (@WhiteHouse) December 23, 2024

Three people remain on death row after Biden’s commutation, including 2013 Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof, and 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers.

“President Biden has dedicated his career to reducing violent crime and ensuring a fair and effective justice system. “We believe we should end the death penalty at the level of the U.S. government — that’s why today’s action applies to all but those cases,” the White House fact sheet says.

“When President Biden took office, his administration imposed a moratorium on the federal death penalty, but President Biden’s actions today will ensure that the incoming administration continues to carry out death sentences that would not be handed down under current policies and practices. It will be stopped.”