The governor of Alabama has granted clemency to a man on death row for three decades, a rare move that spares the accomplice in a 1991 murder from execution on Thursday.

On Friday, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond's office said it has asked that the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old man who was set to be executed this week even though he was not in the building when the victim was killed during a 1991 robbery.

Charles “Sonny” Burton is scheduled to be executed March 12 for his role in a 1991 robbery in which a man was fatally shot.

Charles Lee “Sonny” Burton did not pull the trigger that killed Doug Battle in 1991. He didn’t tell anyone to fire the shot, ...

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Charles "Sonny" Burton, a 75-year-old man who was on death row for ...

Every Democrat in the Colorado state Legislature signed on to a Wednesday letter urging Gov. Jared Polis (D) to not give Tina ...

From prison on his scheduled execution day, Charles “Sonny" Burton said he feels he “dodged death" after receiving clemency. He called the decision “a gift from God." ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said that he intends to review the clemency case for Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk who ...

In a rare exercise of executive leniency, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on March 10 commuted the death sentence of 75-year-old Charles “Sonny” Burton, just days before he was scheduled to face the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ghislaine Maxwell invoked 5th Amendment rights when questioned by House lawmakers Monday, refusing to answer ...

Travis Comeslast testified to the legislature from prison in 2024 supporting a bill that would resentence adult offenders who got extra time based on juvenile crime.