clemency

Biden Exercises Pardon Power to Thousands of Marijuana Offenders, Grants Clemency to 11 Non-violent Drug Convicts

How is Biden reshaping the landscape of narcotics charges? Find out how his recent pardon of marijua...

Dec 25, 2023 10:54 PM EST

Obama commutes 46 prison sentences, still shy of estimates

President Barack Obama reduced the prison sentences of 46 inmates on Monday, bringing the commutatio...

Jul 13, 2015 06:15 PM EDT

Indonesia executes drug convicts, sparks anger from Australia, Brazil

An Indonesian firing squad executed eight convicted drug-traffickers from several countries on Wedne...

Apr 28, 2015 07:10 PM EDT

Georgia halts execution of state's only female death row inmate

Georgia halted the planned Monday execution of the only woman on death row in the state due to probl...

Mar 03, 2015 05:39 AM EST