House Democrats say documents from a whistleblower show Ghislaine Maxwell is in the process of seeking a commutation. The White House says the president hasn’t thought about pardoning the ...

Former President Donald Trump and much of the GOP have staked their 2024 electoral hopes on convincing voters that Democrats are willfully allowing violent criminals to roam the streets. In doing that ...

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 ...

From left: Lt. Gov. Austin Davis (Commonwealth Media Services); Gail Stallworth (courtesy of Cornelius Harp); then-Attorney General Josh Shapiro at a Board of Pardons meeting (via YouTube). Gail ...

(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 ...

MURRAY — Prosecutors have until the end of the workday Wednesday to file their response to death row inmate Ralph Leroy Menzies's request for a commutation hearing. Menzies, 67, is scheduled to be ...

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 ...

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But the Pennsylvania Constitution recognizes that people change, and provides a process for the governor to grant commutation ...