The problem is not Tina Peters’ case in isolation. It is what Gov. Polis’s decision reveals: that the system bends for some and holds firm against everyone else.

As Cabinet nominees make appearances before relevant Senate committees for their confirmation hearings, the questioning is as frequently presented to score partisan political points as it is to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As hope for a prison release for convicted double murderers Erik and Lyle Menendez slimmed on Monday (now that a high-profile and ...

A group of House lawmakers on Friday are set to unveil new legislation that would remove the federal clemency process from the Justice Department and instead create an independent clemency board for ...

The board consists of 11 people from various parts of the legal system who review applications for pardons and commutations ...

My jaw dropped when I saw Michael Conahan, a former judge involved in a notorious “kids for cash” scandal in Pennsylvania, among the nearly 1,500 people President Joe Biden granted clemency to last ...