State Rep. Jim Piwowarczyk (R-Hubertus) and 39 other Republican legislators (33 from the Assembly and 6 from the Senate) sent a letter to Gov. Tony Evers Tuesday requesting that he suspend his new ...
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Commutations are back. Here’s what incarcerated people and their loved ones should know.
Gov. Tony Evers announced April 3 that he’s reviving the state’s commutation process, allowing Wisconsin prisoners to apply to have their sentences shortened for the first time in 25 years.
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 ...
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman said the death “personally devastated” him, and galvanized him to push Gov. Wolf to speed up the commutation process. This June 1, 2018, file photo shows a housing unit in the ...
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.
Connecticut’s Board of Pardons and Paroles has paused commutations “pending an expeditious review of its policies and processes,” Gov. Ned Lamont’s office said Thursday. Officials said the decision ...
Lynn Ofori, a member of the Katal Center, stands with a sign with other protestors. Protestors called on Gov. Ned Lamont to use his executive authority to develop a plan that saves lives and addresses ...
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — 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 ...
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