Press Releases

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04), Chair-elect Yvette Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding President Biden’s federal death row commutations: 

“The Congressional Black Caucus has for decades advocated for reforms of our criminal justice system to ensure equal treatment of all people under the law. Today, we join countless others in the civil and human rights space who, like the CBC, have for years advocated against the use of capital punishment at the federal level, in applauding the Biden-Harris Administration for this historic use of the president's clemency powers. The death penalty in America is a fundamentally flawed and error prone tool that has historically been disproportionately used against Black people and other people of color. The CBC thanks President Biden for his continued leadership and commitment to addressing systemic racism within the criminal justice system and for working to set a moral example for our nation. We are calling for President Biden to expand on this work in the coming weeks by pursuing additional clemency and pardon actions under his authority.”