Gov. Tony Evers announced April 3 that he’s reviving the state’s commutation process, allowing Wisconsin prisoners to apply ...

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

Gov. Tony Evers has signed two executive orders to reinstate Wisconsin’s commutation process and create a new Commutation ...

Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order establishing a commutation advisory board, marking Wisconsin's first step toward ...

Gov. Tony Evers Friday signed two executive orders to reinstate Wisconsin's process for commutations, including creating a ...

Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday that he had signed two executive orders to begin offering commutations, a reduction of a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Governor Tony Evers signed two executive orders on Friday, focusing on restoring commutations process in Wisconsin.

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 ...

From left: Lt. Gov. Austin Davis (Commonwealth Media Services); Gail Stallworth (courtesy of Cornelius Harp); then-Attorney General Josh Shapiro at a Board of Pardons meeting (via YouTube). Gail ...

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