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 […]