Texas board rejects clemency for man facing execution in shaken baby death
A Texas board has rejected a request for clemency for a man facing the death penalty in a “shaken baby syndrome” case, despite questions about the evidence in the case. The Texas Board of Pardons and Parole has voted against commuting Robert Roberson's death sentence to life in prison or delaying his scheduled execution Thursday. […]
Kim Kardashian urges Biden to 'make clemency a significant part of his legacy'
Kim Kardashian is urging President Biden to “make pardons a key part of his legacy” before he leaves office next year. Reality TV star and criminal justice reform advocatePost to XLast Monday, she visited the Department of Justice in Washington and met with U.S. Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer. “We spoke about the many men and […]
Gov. Phil Murphy touts creation of clemency program on Juneteenth
Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) is using this Juneteenth holiday to seek out criminal justice reform. The governor issued an executive order to create a new clemency program, which will allow some young and nonviolent offenders, along with domestic violence victims and others, to apply to leave prison early. The program aims to address mass incarceration, […]
Biden grants clemency to 16 nonviolent drug offenders
A nursing student, a truck driver, and a mother are among the 16 people who were pardoned or have had their sentences commuted by President Joe Biden. Biden has made a concerted effort during his administration to grant clemency to people who were imprisoned for nonviolent drug offenses, including Katrina Polk. Polk, 54, of Washington, […]
Governor denies clemency for Missouri double homicide convict
Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday denied clemency for death row inmate Brian Dorsey, who is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday. Dorsey, 52, was convicted in 2004 of murdering Ben and Sarah Bonney, the latter’s cousin. After Dorsey murdered Sarah Bonney, he sexually assaulted her body. “Governor Parson has chosen to ignore the […]
Georgia to see first execution in 4 years after clemency denied to man with alleged IQ of 68
A Georgia man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend 30 years ago is scheduled to be executed Wednesday, the state’s first execution in more than four years. Willie James Pye, 59, was convicted of murder and other charges in the November 1993 murder of Alicia Lynn Yarbrough. The planned lethal injection using the sedative pentobarbital is […]
Mike Tyson Asks Biden Grant Clemency to Marijuana Offenders
Former boxing champion Mike Tyson has called on President Joe Biden to grant federal leniency to all cannabis offenders, declaring an end to the “war on marijuana.” Tyson, himself a cannabis grower, asked the White House for leniency in a recently released letter. “I write this letter in support of clemency for marijuana offenders still […]