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Commentary: Pressure Now on Newsom, Biden to Do Something About Death Row

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 21, 2022
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Commentary: Pressure Now on Newsom, Biden to Do Something About Death Row

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Outgoing Oregon Governor Kate Brown got national attention when sh ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Outgoing Oregon Governor Kate Brown got national attention when she commuted all 17 of her state’s death sentences to life in prison. Oregon had the luxury of * ...

December 21, 2022
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Letter: Bipartisan Group of 80+ TX State Reps Urging Clemency for Melissa Lucio

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|Date: March 29, 2022
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Letter: Bipartisan Group of 80+ TX State Reps Urging Clemency for Melissa Lucio

On Saturday, a bipartisan group of more than 80 members of the Texas House of Representatives sent the at ...

On Saturday, a bipartisan group of more than 80 members of the Texas House of Representatives sent the attached letter to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles urging clemency for Melissa Lucio. The ...

March 29, 2022
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New Expert Analyses Show Melissa Lucio Was Wrongly Convicted and Condemned to Die for the Accidental Death of her Daughter

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 24, 2022
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New Expert Analyses Show Melissa Lucio Was Wrongly Convicted and Condemned to Die for the Accidental Death of her Daughter

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Austin, TX - Attorneys for Melissa Lucio have submitted an applica ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Austin, TX - Attorneys for Melissa Lucio have submitted an application for clemency to Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. The evid ...

March 24, 2022
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Colorado Governor Reduces Truck Driver’s Sentence in Vehicle Death Crash from 110 Years to 10 Years, Calls It ‘Just Sentence’

Posted by Amy Berberyan
|Date: January 02, 2022
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Colorado Governor Reduces Truck Driver’s Sentence in Vehicle Death Crash from 110 Years to 10 Years, Calls It ‘Just Sentence’

By Amy Berberyan and Darling Gonzalez DENVER, CO – Just before New Year’s Eve day, Colorado Gov. Jared Po ...

By Amy Berberyan and Darling Gonzalez DENVER, CO – Just before New Year’s Eve day, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis released a clemency letter granting commutation to Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos—who had be ...

January 02, 2022
| by Amy Berberyan

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Commentary: Can Governor Prevent Jones from Seeking Future Remedies? Experts Skeptical

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|Date: November 24, 2021
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Commentary: Can Governor Prevent Jones from Seeking Future Remedies? Experts Skeptical

By Rory Fleming Julius Jones said he did not commit the murder of businessman Paul Howell from the beginn ...

By Rory Fleming Julius Jones said he did not commit the murder of businessman Paul Howell from the beginning, but that did not stop former Oklahoma City DA “Cowboy” Bob Macy from prosecuting him for i ...

November 24, 2021
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Poll Finds Majority Support Commutation of Death Row Prisoner Julius Jones

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|Date: July 17, 2021
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Poll Finds Majority Support Commutation of Death Row Prisoner Julius Jones

By Alexander Ramirez and Esme Lipton OKLAHOMA - In a survey of 500 registered voters conducted in Oklahom ...

By Alexander Ramirez and Esme Lipton OKLAHOMA - In a survey of 500 registered voters conducted in Oklahoma, 60 percent of respondents who said they knew of death-row prisoner Julius Jones believed his ...

July 17, 2021
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Trump Asked to Grant Clemency for Death Row’s Brandon Bernard; Jurors Support Call, Citing Inadequate Defense

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|Date: November 13, 2020
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Trump Asked to Grant Clemency for Death Row’s Brandon Bernard; Jurors Support Call, Citing Inadequate Defense

By Linh Nguyen TERRA HAUTE, IN – Just one month before Brandon Bernard is scheduled for execution on fede ...

By Linh Nguyen TERRA HAUTE, IN – Just one month before Brandon Bernard is scheduled for execution on federal death row on Dec. 10, 2020, he has filed for clemency to President Donald Trump, and has ga ...

November 13, 2020
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Gov. Newsom Commutes Sentences, Pardons 10 that May Aid Immigrants Facing Deportation

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|Date: November 12, 2020
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Gov. Newsom Commutes Sentences, Pardons 10 that May Aid Immigrants Facing Deportation

By Julietta Bisharyan SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday commuted the sentences or crimina ...

By Julietta Bisharyan SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday commuted the sentences or criminal histories of over three dozen current or former felons, including 10 pardons that may aid imm ...

November 12, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Tulare DA Pushes Back against Governor Commutation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 06, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Tulare DA Pushes Back against Governor Commutation

Tulare DA Tim Ward is the Secretary-Treasurer of the conservative California District Attorneys Associati ...

Tulare DA Tim Ward is the Secretary-Treasurer of the conservative California District Attorneys Association. A little over a week ago, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he was granting 5 par ...

April 06, 2020
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Governor Commutes Sentences of Four People, Including Subject of Book, Represented by the Innocence Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 29, 2020
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Governor Commutes Sentences of Four People, Including Subject of Book, Represented by the Innocence Project

On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he granted five pardons and 21 commutations. In their pre ...

On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he granted five pardons and 21 commutations. In their press release, the governor’s office noted, “These clemency grants were in progress before the COV ...

March 29, 2020
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Guest Commentary: The Impact of Recent Happenings on a Transgender Adult Living in Davis

Statement by Moms for Liberty on the Bomb Threats

Guest Commentary: As a New Term Begins, Where Does the Supreme Court Stand on Criminal Justice?

Civil Rights Orgs Ask Louisiana Governor, Pardon Board to Reduce Death Sentences, End ‘Systemic Racism’ in State’s Use of Death Penalty

LA TIMES: Los Angeles Police Chief Moore, Other Bail Reform Critics Wrong – Bail Should Not Be Form of Punishment.

COURT WATCH: Jury Trial Date Confirmed for Gonzalez Murder Case in Yolo County

Commentary: Moms for Liberty, What Have You Gained Through All of This?

Senator Wiener, Housing Advocates, Labor Leaders Highlight Expansion of Landmark Housing Law

Breed’s Drug Testing Press Conference – Dangerous Headline Chasing That Will Increase Crime

VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: In the Dark

Commentary: Pressure Now on Newsom, Biden to Do Something About Death Row

Commentary: Pressure Now on Newsom, Biden to Do Something About Death Row

Letter: Bipartisan Group of 80+ TX State Reps Urging Clemency for Melissa Lucio

Letter: Bipartisan Group of 80+ TX State Reps Urging Clemency for Melissa Lucio

New Expert Analyses Show Melissa Lucio Was Wrongly Convicted and Condemned to Die for the Accidental Death of her Daughter

New Expert Analyses Show Melissa Lucio Was Wrongly Convicted and Condemned to Die for the Accidental Death of her Daughter

Colorado Governor Reduces Truck Driver’s Sentence in Vehicle Death Crash from 110 Years to 10 Years, Calls It ‘Just Sentence’

Colorado Governor Reduces Truck Driver’s Sentence in Vehicle Death Crash from 110 Years to 10 Years, Calls It ‘Just Sentence’

Commentary: Can Governor Prevent Jones from Seeking Future Remedies? Experts Skeptical

Commentary: Can Governor Prevent Jones from Seeking Future Remedies? Experts Skeptical

Poll Finds Majority Support Commutation of Death Row Prisoner Julius Jones

Poll Finds Majority Support Commutation of Death Row Prisoner Julius Jones

Trump Asked to Grant Clemency for Death Row’s Brandon Bernard; Jurors Support Call, Citing Inadequate Defense

Trump Asked to Grant Clemency for Death Row’s Brandon Bernard; Jurors Support Call, Citing Inadequate Defense

Gov. Newsom Commutes Sentences, Pardons 10 that May Aid Immigrants Facing Deportation

Gov. Newsom Commutes Sentences, Pardons 10 that May Aid Immigrants Facing Deportation

Monday Morning Thoughts: Tulare DA Pushes Back against Governor Commutation

Monday Morning Thoughts: Tulare DA Pushes Back against Governor Commutation

Governor Commutes Sentences of Four People, Including Subject of Book, Represented by the Innocence Project

Governor Commutes Sentences of Four People, Including Subject of Book, Represented by the Innocence Project

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