The Three Death Row Prisoners Biden Chose Not to Spare NYT | Top Stories Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs 24 December 2024 at 03:06 President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 men on federal death row but declined to save the lives of three men convicted of “hate-motivated mass murder” or “terrorism.” © Eric Lee/The New York TimesPresident Biden said in a statement that his decision to leave three men on death row was in line with his opposition to carrying out the death penalty “in cases other than terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder.”