Mandela Barnes was the only Democrat who split from the governor’s executive order allowing commutations for murder convictions.

The top Democratic candidates for governor plan to continue allowing commutations and pardons if they are elected in November ...

Baljit Singh Sidhu says a lengthy jail term only suppresses a child’s potential, wasting their talent over a single costly mistake made in their youth.

The office of Suhakam's children's commissioner says the existing mechanism under Section 97 of the Act does not provide ...

Ruth Marcus reports on the lawyers and the lobbyists who are in the business of getting clemency for their clients. For some ...

Madras High Court commutes death sentence to life imprisonment for man convicted of repeated sexual assault of his daughter.

The Madras High Court has commuted the death sentence of a man convicted for repeated sexual assault of his minor daughter, observing that keeping the convict alive to endure a lifelong confrontation ...

Betting platform Polymarket says the chances of Maxwell receiving a pardon by the end of 2026 surged from 7 percent to 22 ...

At present, private-sector retirees must wait until their previous commutation loan is fully repaid before they can apply for ...

A federal appeals court has upheld the corruption convictions of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, leaving ...

Prisons should not serve as assisted living facilities. Incarcerating people who have aged out of crime is morally ...

Matter in focus after Delhi HC remarks that Sentence Review Board appears to be driven by a 'blindfolded' approach when ...