OKLAHOMA CITY — Clemency was denied for Oklahoma death row inmate John Fitzgerald Hanson, also known as George John Hanson, who was convicted of the 1999 murder of 77-year-old Mary Bowles.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Clemency was denied for Oklahoma death row inmate John Fitzgerald Hanson, also known as George John Hanson, who was convicted of the 1999 murder of 77-year-old Mary Bowles.

Last summer, Gov. Phil Murphy announced a new clemency initiative designed to fast-track the review of certain applications for pardons or commutations. He's issued two "rounds" of actions since ...

Gov. Phil Murphy granted clemency to 93 individuals on Tuesday during a ceremony at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, making him the governor with the highest number of clemency actions in New ...

Republicans have taken away many of the powers of North Carolina’s governor, but the position still carries the power of life and death. Now, some GOP lawmakers are proposing to ask voters ...

"Clemency is part of the Constitution ... In 1964, Auvil was working in a canning company for $1.05 an hour. On the night of April, 2, 1964, he was caught in the woods outside Loris, S.C. With ...

Perry was arrested for selling meth and was sentenced to 20 years. She received a presidential clemency – an outcome so rare it’s like winning the lottery. (Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer ...

A man convicted in the killing of an 8-year-old boy and his mother in Bridgeport in 1999 has been granted clemency by now former president Joe Biden, drawing criticism across party lines.

“I am beyond outraged and in utter disbelief that President Biden would announce clemency for Ferrone Claiborne and Terence Richardson—two men who admitted for being responsible to brutally ...

Thanks for your time. No. Thank you. I'm looking forward to it. You're an expert in this arena of executive clemency. And I wanted to start by asking you about the state of clemency across our 50 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Gov. Kathy Hochul granted clemency to 22 people on December 19, with one sentence commuted and the rest pardoned. She has granted clemency to 94 people in total since ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Governor Bill Lee spent Friday morning calling the families of 43 people across Tennessee with the news that they have been granted executive clemency. Those granted ...