Republicans are requesting that Gov. Evers suspend his plan to offer commutations, which reduce or a modify criminal ...

In simple terms, a commutation reduces a criminal penalty. This may include shortening a prison sentence or replacing a death sentence with life imprisonment. Unlike a pardon, which forgives a crime ...

Some say people can change after serving time in prison. But critics question whether people convicted of serious violent crimes should ever be released early.

(WHTM) — Advocates say there are more than 5,000 inmates serving life sentences in Pennsylvania, and not enough of them are getting second chances. The Let’s Get Free Initiative sent a petition with ...

HARRISBURG (KDKA) - Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has hired former life-sentence inmates to provide insight on Pennsylvania's commutation process. In a press release, Braddock native Lt. Gov. Fetterman said ...

The Utah Board of Pardons & Parole met with media to explain the process if death row inmate Ralph Menzies is granted a commutation hearing. His attorneys have asked the Board to stop his planned ...

Gov. Tony Evers has signed two executive orders to reinstate Wisconsin’s commutation process and create a new Commutation Advisory Board, according to a release from the governor’s office. The ...

Representative Jim Piwowarczyk joined fellow Republican legislators in sending a letter to Governor Tony Evers requesting the immediate suspension of Wisconsin’s commutation process, citing serious ...