A man convicted of killing a St. Paul police officer is among 35 inmates whose cases will be reviewed by the Minnesota ...

Minnesota's Clemency Review Commission met Friday amid increased public attention due to the pardon of a child sex offender ...

What if death row prisoners participated in political debate? Do people sentenced to death agree with Gov. Mike DeWine? He ...

A man who had a 96-year sentence for drug manufacturing cut short by Gov. Jared Polis in 2020 is back in jail on drug charges ...

As Wisconsin embarks on a new commutation process, Shannon Ross calls on elected leaders to put data, accountability and public safety ahead of politics.

LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) - The last British woman to be hanged, executed in 1955 for murdering her partner, on Wednesday had her sentence symbolically commuted to life imprisonment by King Charles, on ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday fired two members of the state’s clemency board after they spoke out against his ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) on Wednesday reportedly fired two members of his clemency board after they publicly opposed his ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine quietly issued his first-ever death row commutation—and it came three weeks before he urged lawmakers to end the death penalty.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The first step for an offender to receive a commuted sentence in South Dakota is to ask for it. According to state policies, the offender needs to request an application for ...

A Reuters investigation found nearly all clemency decisions made by Trump this term flouted longstanding Justice Department guidelines. In place of traditional rules, the White House relies on ...

DENVER(AP) — Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of participating in a scheme to chase election conspiracy theories promulgated by President Donald Trump, was released from state prison ...