State Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R., Beaver) is on both committees, and has been a vocal advocate for criminal justice reform.

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The Pennsylvania Board of Pardons voted unanimously Thursday to recommend clemency for a Pittsburgh man serving a life sentence for second-degree murder in a 1975 case detailed in the award-winning ...

An Oklahoma death row inmate on death row for a double murder that happened nearly 20 years ago will make his case before the Pardon and Parole Board on Wednesday.

ST. PAUL - The last Minnesota pardon came in 1968 when a man convicted of grand larceny asked to be freed. Pardons, as defined by Minnesota, are rare. The 1968 action was the fourth pardon in the ...

Governor Shapiro's nomination to the Board of Pardons is facing some scrutiny from clemency advocates -- Spotlight PA reports ...

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