Wall Street Journal DEFENDS Convicted Killers

The Wall Street Journal is now crying foul over President Trump’s decision to send 37 convicted murderers to America’s toughest prison, exposing the mainstream media’s soft-on-crime bias that prioritizes killers over justice.

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Trump reversed Biden’s last-minute commutations by sending 37 death row killers to ADX Florence Supermax prison
Wall Street Journal published sympathetic coverage describing the maximum-security facility as “a lifetime of torment”
ACLU filed lawsuit claiming the transfers violate prison policies, despite inmates being convicted murderers
Attorney General Pam Bondi defended the decision as appropriate given the severity of the crimes committed

Biden’s Parting Gift to Murderers

In his final hours as president, Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 federal inmates to life imprisonment, effectively sparing convicted killers from facing justice for their heinous crimes. This last-minute action represented a clear rejection of the rule of law and disrespected the families of victims who had waited years for justice to be served.

Trump Restores Accountability

President Trump immediately corrected Biden’s misguided clemency upon taking office January 20, 2025. Through Executive Order 14164, Trump restored the federal death penalty and ordered the transfer of all 37 inmates to ADX Florence, known as Supermax. This facility houses America’s most dangerous criminals, including terrorists and gang leaders who pose ongoing security threats.

Attorney General Pam Bondi defended the transfers as entirely appropriate given the brutal nature of the crimes these inmates committed. The Bureau of Prisons implemented the directive, placing the murderers in a facility designed specifically for high-risk federal prisoners who require maximum security containment.

Media Sympathy for Killers

The Wall Street Journal’s October 11, 2025 report characterized ADX Florence as “the harshest institution in the federal system” and described Trump’s decision as ordering “a lifetime of torment.” This framing reveals the media’s disturbing tendency to humanize convicted murderers while ignoring their victims’ suffering and families’ ongoing pain.

The newspaper’s sympathetic portrayal of these dangerous criminals demonstrates how mainstream media consistently undermines law and order. Rather than acknowledging that these inmates committed federal capital offenses warranting the death penalty, the Journal instead focuses on prison conditions and portrays the murderers as victims of government overreach.

ACLU’s Predictable Opposition

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit April 16, 2025, attempting to block the Supermax transfers. ACLU Director David Fathi claimed the transfers violate Bureau of Prisons policies and constitute cruel punishment. This legal challenge represents another example of liberal organizations prioritizing criminal rights over public safety and victim justice.

The ongoing lawsuit demonstrates how activist organizations consistently work to undermine legitimate law enforcement actions. While the ACLU portrays itself as defending constitutional rights, their efforts actually obstruct justice by seeking special accommodations for convicted federal murderers who forfeited such considerations through their violent crimes.