SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — 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 ...

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 ...

Gov. Tony Evers has signed two executive orders to reinstate Wisconsin’s commutation process and create a new Commutation Advisory Board, according to a release from the governor's office.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A close up on barbed wire outside a possible prison or jail facility Credit: Richard Theis/EyeEm/Getty In Wisconsin, the last time ...

Evers’ commutation process offers hope to some lifers, but excludes sex offenses and recent violence behind bars.

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 ...

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

Natalie Yahr / Wisconsin Watch and Brittany Carloni / Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Watch April 10, 2026 Gov. Tony Evers ...

(WLUK) -- Tony Evers is the first Wisconsin governor in more than two decades to issue commutations. Evers signed two executive orders Friday to reinstate Wisconsin's process for issuing commutations, ...

Gov. Tony Evers reinstates Wisconsin’s commutations process, creates a Commutation Advisory Board, and sets criteria for ...

Friday, April 10, marks a major shift in Wisconsin's criminal justice system. Governor Tony Evers has signed two executive orders, officially restoring the state's commutation process ...

(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 ...