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6 days ago · Learn about the process and reasons for clemency in capital cases in the U.S., as well as the latest news and developments. Find out how clemency differs among states and how it can save the lives of death row inmates.
6 days ago · Clemency as described on this page refers solely to an action of the executive branch that either commutes a prisoner’s death sentence on humanitarian grounds or pardons the prisoner for the murder charges that led to his or her death sentence.
2 days ago · With clemency, the governor — in tandem with Indiana’s Parole Board — can elect to commute a death sentence to life imprisonment or grant a pardon for a criminal offense.
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6 days ago · More than a dozen death-penalty states have not issued any grants of clemency in death-penalty cases in the modern era (since 1976). Here is a map comparing grants of clemency to the number of executions since 1976.
4 days ago · The Supreme Court recently issued notices in a petition filed by Balwant Singh Rajoana, Babbar Khalsa terrorist and a death row convict, in a petition under Article 32 seeking commutation of the...
1 day ago · These representatives, who were part of a group of 86 lawmakers, sent a letter to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles requesting clemency, met with Mr. Roberson personally to pray with him and express their concerns about his case.
5 days ago · A former cannabis inmate spoke about the nine years she spent in federal prison for a first-time nonviolent cannabis offense — and what it means that thousands of Americans remained locked up for similar offenses.
