NC Gov. Cooper commutes 15 death sentences

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North Carolina Gov. Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates
One of the inmates receiving clemency had challenged his sentence under the groundbreaking Racial Justice Act of 2009, a judge had yet to issue a decision in that case.
Outgoing North Carolina governor commutes 15 death row sentences
In one of his final acts in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of first-degree murder to life in prison without parole.
Biden commutes sentences of 37 federal death row inmates in final month of presidency
President Biden is commuting the sentences for 37 of the 40 convicted murderers on federal death row, reclassifying them to life in prison without parole.
On final day in office, Gov. Roy Cooper grants clemency to 15 on NC’s death row
Gov. Roy Cooper announced he would change the death sentences of 15 people to life in prison without parole as one of his final acts as governor.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates on his last day in office
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates in the state on his last day in office, a move that was praised by several advocacy organizations
'Historic': NC Gov. Cooper commutes 15 death sentences
Death penalty abolitionists are praising former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper for one of his final actions in office: The Democrat on Tuesday commuted the sentences of 15 men on death row to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Outgoing governor takes 15 off North Carolina’s death row
In his final day in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday changed the justice resolved through legal prosecutions ...
SC Supreme Court sets execution date for death row inmate Marion Bowman Jr.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has set the execution date for condemned inmate Marion Bowman Jr.
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The Three Death Row Prisoners Biden Chose Not to Spare
President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 men on federal death row but declined to save the lives of three men ...
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How many people are on death row in Mississippi?
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For Nimisha Priya, Indian nurse on death row for murder in Yemen, hope hangs by a thread — a pardon from victim’s family
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