Gov. Tony Evers has signed two executive orders to reinstate Wisconsin’s commutation process and create a new Commutation ...

Evers reopens commutations and prioritizes youth‑sentenced cases as Wisconsin prisons strain under 23,000+ inmates.

Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order establishing a commutation advisory board, marking Wisconsin's first step toward ...

Gov. Tony Evers Friday signed two executive orders to reinstate Wisconsin's process for commutations, including creating a ...

Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday that he had signed two executive orders to begin offering commutations, a reduction of a ...

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is taking steps to shorten some criminal sentences by handing down the state’s first commutations ...

Governor Tony Evers signed two executive orders on Friday, focusing on restoring commutations process in Wisconsin.

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 ...

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed two executive orders to restore the state's process for commuting prison sentences.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Death row inmate Ralph Menzies appears in court on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, where 3rd District Judge Matthew Bates signed an ...