
Terre Haute, In. – Before leaving office former president Biden commuted the sentence of 37 federal death row prisoners. Now 21 of them have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Federal Bureau of Prisons to block their possible relocation to the high-security ADX facility in Florence, Colorado. Trump signed an executive order instructing U.S. justice officials to ensure that the conditions of confinement for the former death row prisoners are consistent with “the monstrosity of their crimes and the threats they pose.” Trump also signed an executive order reinstating the federal death penalty and condemning Biden’s commutations. It instructed U.S. justice officials to review the conditions of confinement of the 37 clemency recipients and to ensure they are consistent with “the monstrosity of their crimes and the threats they pose.” The prisoner’s lawsuit was filed last week by the ACLU and other rights groups alleges that the Trump administration is seeking to punish 37 former death row prisoners who received clemency from former president Joe Biden. The lawsuit points out that conditions at ADX are far harsher than at other prisons, including the federal prison in Terre Haute where they’re being held.