Trump’s order came after President Biden converted the death sentences of 37 of 40 prisoners on death row to sentences of life without parole and after Biden in 2021 issued a pause on executions while a review of related DOJ policies was carried out.
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Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2025
Negotiations over those parts of the agreement were supposed to have begun in February after some hostages were freed in exchange for more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody.
The militant group still holds 59 captives, of whom 24 are believed to still be alive, after most of the rest were released in ceasefire agreements or other deals.
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Isaac Sharf,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
Prosecutors allege that Sullivan held her 32-year-old stepson captive for over two decades.
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