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United States President Joe Biden has commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 federal inmates on death row.
Of the 50 US states, 24 have the death penalty in place, while 23 have abolished it. The remaining 3 have a moratorium on the death penalty.
The 29 June 1972 Furman v. Georgia Supreme Court ruling placed a de facto moratorium on the death penalty in the United States.