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OK-CADP statement in response to denial of clemency for Raymond Johnson

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has voted 5-0 denying clemency for death row prisoner Raymond Eugene Johnson now 52

Community Corrections Advisory Board questions role with commissioners

Members of the...

How Evers' plan to issue commutations works

Gov. Tony Evers is creating an advisory panel to recommend commutations, a ‘form of executive clemency that reduces an individual’s punishment — most often by shortening a prison s...

Governor agrees to revamp prisoner review board after trooper’s murderer paroled

Read ArticleGov. Laura Kelly signed a bill that will overhaul the state Prisoner Review Board, which came under fierce criticism last summer when it paroled the murderer of a state...

Kansas gov. pardons man convicted in 1993 aggravated battery case

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has announced an official pardon Friday for an aggravated battery case dating back to 1993. Kelly made the announcement on May 1 for Chu...

Former Judges Offer No Easy Answers on Presidential Pardons

“What has happened with the pardon under this administration, it's just shocking, said former U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Judge Thomas Griffith, who was app...

How you can help free Patrick ‘Tate’ Adamiak

We need letters explaining why Adamiak should be pardoned.

Evers’ commutation orders trigger sense of urgency for people in prison, advocates 

Gov. Tony Evers issued two executive orders this month that make the commutation of prison sentences available again in Wisconsin. Executive Order 287, creating the Governor’s Comm...

After 25 years, Gov. Evers announces commutations will be available in Wisconsin

Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday that he had signed two executive orders to begin offering commutations, a reduction of a criminal sentence by the governor’s authority to grant cle...

Gov. Evers: Signs executive orders restoring commutations process in Wisconsin

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed two executive orders to reinstate Wisconsin’s process for issuing commutations, including creating a new Commutation Advisory Board. The gove...

Opinion: After decades in prison, who deserves a chance at clemency?

Sherry Reams, Mark Rice, Joyce Ellwanger and Harlan Richards: Wisconsin clemency debate: Who deserves a second chance?

Wisconsin leaders are debating who in prison should qualify for clemency. A one-size-fits-all approach risks ignoring rehabilitation and growth with age.

Governor Bound by State Cabinet Advice on Remission, Premature Release: Madras HC

The judges said the Supreme Court had consistently held the Governor could not exercise any discretion while exercising powers under Article 161 of the Constitution.

Behind the curtain: how Louisiana’s parole system and courts shape who goes free

Louisiana’s Parole Board conducts hearings in public, offering a rare window into how life-changing decisions are made inside the criminal justice system. [...] Read More... from B...

Commutations in Wisconsin: A Rare Opportunity for Relief

Gov. Tony Evers announced the creation of an executive commutation process, the first opportunity in 25 years for prisoners in Wisconsin. Evan McCarthy reviews what we know about t...

Jared Polis Did the Right Thing

On Friday afternoon, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issued 35 pardons. He also commuted the sentences of nine prisoners, allowing them to be released years before they otherwise would b...

Gov. Laura Kelly issues pardon in 1993 Lyon County aggravated battery case

Gov. Laura Kelly has exhibited mercy in the form of pardons and sentence commutations twice as frequently as the state's four previous governors combined.

Gun Owners Should Write President Trump & Demand a Pardon for Patrick “Tate” Adamiak

Gun owners are being urged to write President Donald Trump and support a pardon for Patrick “Tate” Adamiak, whose case has become a flashpoint over ATF overreach and abusive federa...