Gov. Tony Evers signed executive orders that established routes for prisoners to have sentences commuted. But more needs to ...

Mandela Barnes was the only Democrat who, when initially asked, split from the governor’s executive order allowing commutations for murder convictions.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Joe Biden announced Thursday he is commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people who were placed on home confinement ...

Even after Britt Reid was charged with driving while intoxicated and causing a February 2021 crash that severely injured a 5-year-old girl, the former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach continued to ...

Former Rep. George Santos, who pleaded guilty to wire fraud and identity theft, is seeking clemency from President Trump, who ...

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During a day-long commutation hearing at the State House Wednesday, Thomas Koonce apologized for the 1987 slaying of a 24-year-old New Bedford man and told the Governor’s Council he will spend the ...

For the second time in as many weeks, the Governor's Council reviewed a request to commute the life in prison sentence of a man convicted of murder. William Allen's commutation petition has been ...

Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) said he was “not happy” about President Donald Trump’s decision to grant clemency to former Republican New York Rep. George Santos on Friday. “Three months is not enough of a ...