President Biden announced the commutation of 37 federal death row inmates’ sentences, including child murderers and rapists, sparking outrage. Among those spared were Jorge Avila-Torrez, who confessed to killing Navy Petty Officer Amanda Snell and two young girls in Illinois. Another inmate, Daryl Lawrence, convicted of killing Columbus Police Officer Bryan Hurst, also had his sentence commuted. Biden cited his opposition to the death penalty as the reason for the commutations.
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Trump administration releases records on Martin Luther King Jr. assassination
The federal government released over 230,000 pages of previously unreleased records regarding Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1968 assassination, following President Trump's directive, with the documents including FBI and CIA files related to James Earl Ray. King's family expressed mixed feelings, urging compassion in engaging with the files while highlighting the lasting trauma and the controversial surveillance King endured. Want More Context? 🔎
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