Earlier this month, the Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles indefinitely suspended commutation, the process through which incarcerated individuals apply to have their sentences reconsidered.

Chairman of the Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles Carleton Giles landed in the hot seat Monday as Judiciary Committee members grilled Giles on his controversial new commutation policy 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 ...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Gov. Dennis Daugaard has issued an executive order saying he will perform an "independent review" of all petitions for pardons or sentence reductions, shortly after his predecessor ...

A sharp rise in the number of Connecticut inmates, including convicted killers, who have had their prison sentences reduced in the past year has led to an uproar over the power wielded by the state's ...

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 ...

TULSA, Okla. — Because Oklahoma prisons have been considered hot spots for COVID, some inmates' families hoped for commutation, but the illness is also to blame for stalling that process. The ...

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 ...