Commutations

An armed California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officer escorts a condemned inmate at San Quentin State Prison on August 15th, 2016, in San Quentin, California.
Social Justice

Through Pardons and Commutations, California Governor Jerry Brown Changed his Legacy on Criminal Justice

The California governor's clemency decisions focus on people facing what he seems to view as systemic injustices. But his record on pardons wasn't always so progressive.

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News in Brief

'A Message of Hope': Obama Grants Clemency to 22 Prisoners in a Single Day

Is this the beginning of a new trend in commutations?