PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s Board of Pardons on Friday voted to recommend commuting the life sentence of Marie Scott, a ...

A man convicted of killing a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper in 1978 has been granted parole after having past requests rejected ...

Convicted in 2013 for the 2007 killing of Christina Baxley of Dixon, Paige Linville, 41, will remain in prison and continue ...

Advocates say Governor Bill Lee showed commitment to his 2021 Reentry Success Act by vetoing legislation that would have tightened parole requirements.

By a 3-2 vote, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board denied clemency for death row inmate John Hanson in the 1999 double ...

The legislation aims to expand the parole board from three members to five, and remove the power to appoint the board's chair from the governor.

A Dedham man made his fourth appearance before the state's Parole Board in January. Members determined he needed to undergo ...

Prosecutors said in court Tuesday they were looking to accept a non-negotiated plea, which would mean they would not ...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has vetoed his first bill since taking office in 2019, nixing a measure that would make it easier for ...

Prison advocates worry that thousands of false positive drug test results have tainted the parole decisions for some ...

The racial makeup of the state’s Board of Pardons and Parole was debated Friday in the Judiciary Committee as two Republican lawmakers argued that they couldn’t vote to approve two white nominees – no ...

“So, this decision could really change his life, he has said that this is incredible; he called the board’s decision, you know, amazing, and said I pray this goes through. “We have seen his ...