WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden announced today that he is commuting the sentences of 37 people sentenced to death. These individuals will have their sentences commuted from execution to life without parole.

President Biden has dedicated his career to reducing violent crime and ensuring a fair and effective justice system. He believes that America must end the use of the death penalty at the federal level, except in cases of terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder - which is why today's action applies to all but these cases. When President Biden took office, his administration imposed a moratorium on executions at the federal level, and his actions today will prevent the next administration from carrying out death sentences that would not be handed down under current policy and practice.

This historic clemency measure builds on the President's record on criminal justice reform. The President has issued more commutations at this stage of his presidency than any of his recent predecessors did at the same stage of their first terms. Earlier this month, the President announced the pardoning of approximately 1,500 Americans, the most ever in a single day, who have demonstrated successful rehabilitation and efforts to make society safer. These included commutations for nearly 1,500 individuals who were placed under house arrest during the COVID-19 pandemic and who have successfully returned to their families and communities, as well as 39 pardons for individuals who were convicted of non-violent crimes. President Biden is also the first President ever to grant categorical pardons to individuals convicted of simple use and possession of marijuana and former LGBTQI+ service members who were convicted of private conduct because of their sexual orientation.

The President's record on criminal justice has transformed the lives of individuals and positively impacted communities, especially historically marginalized ones. In the coming weeks, the President will take additional steps to provide meaningful second chances and continue to review additional pardons and sentence commutations.

Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. commutes the sentences of the following 37 individuals to life without parole:

NameReg. No.
SHANNON WAYNE AGOFSKY06267-045
 
BILLIE JEROME ALLEN		 
26901-044

AQUILIA MARCIVICCI BARNETTE		 
12599-058
 
BRANDON LEON BASHAM		 
98940-071

ANTHONY GEORGE BATTLE		 
11451-056
 
MEIER JASON BROWN		 
11364-021
 
CARLOS DAVID CARO		 
37786-079

WESLEY PAUL COONCE, JR.		 
30011-039

BRANDON MICHAEL COUNCIL		 
63961-056

CHRISTOPHER EMORY CRAMER		 
10422-081
 
LEN DAVIS		 
24325-034
 
JOSEPH EBRON		 
08655-007

RICKY ALLEN FACKRELL		 
12324-081

EDWARD LEON FIELDS, JR.
04136-063
CHADRICK EVAN FULKS16617-074

MARVIN CHARLES GABRION, II		 
09184-055

EDGAR BALTHAZAR GARCIA		 
28132-177

THOMAS MOROCCO HAGER		 
08596-007

CHARLES MICHAEL HALL		 
03766-036
 
NORRIS G. HOLDER		 
26902-044

RICHARD ALLEN JACKSON		 
16669-058
 
JURIJUS KADAMOVAS		 
21050-112
 
DARYL LAWRENCE		 
66476-061
 
IOURI MIKHEL		 
23675-112
 
RONALD MIKOS		 
20716-424
 
JAMES H. ROANE, JR.		 
32923-083

JULIUS OMAR ROBINSON		 
26190-177

DAVID ANTHONY RUNYON		 
57997-083

RICARDO SANCHEZ, JR.		 
75820-004

THOMAS STEVEN SANDERS		 
15967-043
 
KABONI SAVAGE		 
58232-066
 
MARK ISAAC SNARR		 
11093-081
 
REJON TAYLOR		 
41070-074
 
RICHARD TIPTON		 
32922-083
 
JORGE AVILA TORREZ		 
16054-084
 
DANIEL TROYA		 
75817-004

ALEJANDRO ENRIQUE RAMIREZ UMAÑA		 
23077-058

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