President **Joe Biden** commuted sentences for **37 federal death row inmates**, converting their sentences to life in prison without parole.
Biden's move reflects a **national trend** toward a dramatic reduction in the death penalty, with only three inmates remaining on federal death row.
Factors contributing to the decline include **decreasing crime rates**, improved legal representation, and a drop in public support for capital punishment.
The **Supreme Court’s** conservative majority poses potential risks to this trend, signaling possible changes to long-standing death penalty precedents.
Despite challenges, the use of the death penalty has dropped significantly since the 1990s, highlighting ongoing shifts in American criminal justice attitudes.
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