PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 25 -- The American Friends Service Committee issued the following news release on Dec. 24, 2024: * * * Quaker org says no one should be sentenced to die in prison * * * Today, President Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 people on federal death row. The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) - a Quaker organization that has worked for decades to end death sentences - applauded the decision and called for the permanent abolition of the death penalty.   more