If Biden Wants to End Death Penalty, He Must Also End Death by Incarceration An external view of the Northern State Prison in Newark, New Jersey, is seen on January 18, 2021. KENA BETANCUR / AFP via Getty Images By In the waning days of the Trump administration, discussions often focused on the federal death penalty, as 13 people were executed between July and Biden’s inauguration. The Biden administration has pledged to eliminate the federal death penalty and incentivize states to do the same: a crucial step. However, what is often not included in this conversation is “thehidden deathpenalty,” also known as “death-by-incarceration” sentences.