Letters: Biden’s death penalty commutations guard against irreversible error

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Death penalty
mistakes are forever

Re: “Families, advocates react to Biden’s commutations” (Page A4, Dec. 24).

President Biden recently commuted 37 federal death penalty cases to life in prison. This action received mixed reactions from the public. I support the president’s action for these three reasons:

First, because execution is final and mistakes by witnesses, police officers, prosecutors...