Gov. Ivey commutes Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton’s death sentence

For just the second time, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has used her powers to order the commutation of a prisoner’s death sentence.
El Ciudadano

Progressive Legislators Challenge Right-Wing Over Sentence Commutation Law, Demanding Clarification on Costs and Financing

Parlamentarios progresistas emplazan a la derecha por ley de conmutación de penas y exigen que expliquen “cuánto costará y cómo

Ivey commutes controversial Alabama death sentence 2 days ahead of Sonny Burton’s execution

Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Charles Lee “Sonny” Burton to life in prison with no chance of parole. Burton, 75, was set to be executed on Thursday by nitrogen hypoxia for the 1991 murder of Doug Battle during a robbery at AutoZone in Talledega.
Yahoo

Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover was granted sentence commutation by Trump

(WTVO) — Trump has granted the founder of the Gangster Disciples, Larry Hoover, clemency for his federal life sentence, according to his attorneys. Hoover has spent 30 years in solitary confinement in a Colorado prison known for being one of the most ...
NBC Connecticut

Two death row inmates reject Biden's commutation of their life sentences

Two prisoners who are among the 37 federal inmates whose death sentences were commuted last month by President Joe Biden — a move that spares them from the death chamber — have taken an unusual stance: They're refusing to sign paperwork accepting his ...
East Bay Times

Trump commuted his sentence once, now a weed kingpin will serve 27 months for new crimes

A convicted New York City drug kingpin whose sentence was commuted by President Trump in 2021 was hit with a new 27-month sentence Monday for a new wave of crimes — including sexually abusing his live-in nanny and menacing a hospital nurse. Jonathan ...