Two death row inmates reject Joe Biden’s commutations
The men are seeking to block the commutations, saying they would disadvantage their ongoing legal appeals
Two of the 37 federal prisoners whose death sentences were commuted to life in prison without parole last month by Joe Biden are refusing to accept the action.
Shannon Agofsky and Len Davis, both currently held at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, filed emergency motions in court on 30 December seeking injunctions to block the commutation of their death sentences.
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