A federal judge has denied a motion by a former Southwest Missouri man who seeks to overturn the commutation of his death sentence by former President Joe Biden.

As three men challenge their commutations, others brace for imminent prison transfers and the finality of a life sentence ...

I have not seen much press about President Trump's order concerning the death penalty. But several provisions could prove to be quite significant. First, ...

Two federal death row inmates are asking to be exempted from outgoing President Joe Biden’s order commuting their sentences ...

Two federal death row inmates are asking to be exempted from outgoing President Joe Biden’s order commuting their sentences ...

Both men argue that the change would hinder their efforts to prove their innocence. They believe that staying on death row ...

A federal judge on Friday rejected a plea by Len Davis, a notoriously corrupt former New Orleans police officer, to remain on ...

Society / They believe a new sentence of life without parole will hurt their legal chances. Katie Rose Quandt On December 30, ...

The DOJ said that while not only are commutations legal, the president additionally has the authority to decide commutations.

The decision of two death row inmates to turn down clemency sounds unthinkable, but they are not the first to do it ...