Charles Turner was one of eight Black men who were convicted for the murder of Catherine Fuller in 1984. The six surviving ...

What is the difference between a commutation of sentence and a pardon? What is clemency? Here's what you need to know.

If President Biden pardoned his clearly guilty son because, as he suggested, Hunter got a raw deal from prosecutors, then he ...

If President Biden gives pardons to potential targets of the Trump administration, would accepting them mean admitting guilt?

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced 39 pardons, of which three – Kelsie Becklin, Sarah Carlson and Lashawn Walker – are ...

A Missouri woman who was serving a life sentence for the murder of her husband was among nine commutations announced by Gov.

As Governor Roy Cooper prepares to depart the Executive Mansion, criminal justice advocates are urging him to make use of his ...

While a pardon does not signify innocence, it does remove civil disabilities — such as restrictions on the right to vote, ...

President Biden is facing growing criticism from civil rights and criminal justice reform activists after pardoning his son, ...

While a pardon does not signify innocence, it does remove civil disabilities – such as restrictions on the right to vote, hold state or local office, or sit on a jury – imposed because of the ...