Federal Death Penalty Prohibition and Resentencing for Current Inmates
This bill establishes a complete ban on imposing and carrying out the death penalty for federal crimes across the United States. This represents a major shift in the justice system, eliminating capital punishment at the federal level. Individuals currently sentenced to death under federal law will have their sentences commuted to a different penalty, likely life imprisonment.
Key points
Total prohibition on sentencing individuals to death for any crime under federal jurisdiction, effective from the date of enactment.
All persons currently sentenced to death under federal law must be resentenced, changing their penalty from death to a non-capital sentence.
The law applies only to federal jurisdiction and does not affect death penalties imposed by individual states.
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