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where she's been serving a 30-year sentence since 1999 on a murder conviction. Murphy said that in the three cases commuting the women's sentences, including Jackson's, that domestic violence was ...

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The state hasn't executed anyone since ... the sentences of those on death row would reaffirm Governor Cooper’s commitment to fairness and justice, and set a powerful example for the nation.” ...

President Joe Biden on Monday announced that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday announced that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on ...