Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has granted various forms of prerogative of mercy to eight inmates of Correctional Centres in the state on parole. A statement released by the Governor’s media ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials began hearing testimony Monday about whether a man facing execution next month should be spared the death penalty for murdering his girlfriend's mother and instead ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says the Legislature has previously discussed increasing the number of years a person convicted of murder and granted mercy at ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Laws change. People change. New information comes to light. That’s the reason presidents and governors can grant pardons and commutations. According to ...

Mar. 29—KINGWOOD — The trial for Luis Martinez-Otero, 54, of Terra Alta ended Thursday with the jury bringing back a guilty verdict of first-degree murder, recommending his sentence be served without ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state’s parole board has rejected a plea for mercy by a condemned inmate who killed his wife and the man who had let the couple live in his home. Raymond Tibbetts was ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. John Kasich on Wednesday rejected a plea for mercy by a condemned man who says he intended to rape his girlfriend’s 6-month-old daughter but didn’t mean to kill her. The ...

The Alaska Constitution entrusts the governor with a clemency power. This power allows the governor to show mercy to people who have been convicted of crimes. For instance, the governor can grant ...