NC Gov. Cooper commutes 15 death sentences

On final day in office, Gov. Roy Cooper grants clemency to 15 on NC’s death row
Gov. Roy Cooper announced he would change the death sentences of 15 people to life in prison without parole as one of his final acts as governor.
On his final day in office, NC Gov. Roy Cooper commuted 15 death sentences; who are they?
As one of his last acts in office, Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 people on North Carolina's death row to life without parole.
Gov. Cooper commutes sentences of 15 on death row, issues other pardons and commutations
Gov. Roy Cooper announced that he has commuted the sentences of 15 people on death row. He also granted two other commutations and two pardons.
NC Gov. Roy Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates before leaving office
Cooper's decision to commute the 15 inmates' sentences marks the largest clemency action of its kind in North Carolina.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper Grants Clemency, Commuting Sentences and Issuing Pardons of Forgiveness
NC Governor Cooper commutes two sentences and grants two pardons, highlighting a commitment to justice reform.
Roy Cooper commutes 15 death row sentences on his final day in office
On his final day in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has commuted the death row sentences of 15 people to life without parole.
Governor Cooper commutes 15 death sentences following years of advocacy
Governor Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 death row inmates to life without possibility of parole on New Year’s Eve following five years of vigils outside the governor’s mansion and a two-year sustained campaign to grant clemency to all inmates sentenced to death.
North Carolina Governor Grants Clemency to 15 Death Row Inmates Amidst Capital Punishment Rethink
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 individuals on death row to life without parole after reviewing each case for factors such as the crime's nature and potential trial biases.
Outgoing governor takes 15 off North Carolina’s death row
In his final day in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday changed the justice resolved through legal prosecutions by taking 15 people off death row. A release says “thorough review of detailed petitions for clemency” included input from families of victims,
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates on his last day in office
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates in the state on his last day in office, a move that was praised by several advocacy organizations
'Historic': NC Gov. Cooper commutes 15 death sentences
Death penalty abolitionists are praising former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper for one of his final actions in office: The Democrat on Tuesday commuted the sentences of 15 men on death row to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Gov. Roy Cooper grants clemency for 15 people on death row
In one of his final acts in office, Gov. Roy Cooper granted clemency to 15 people on death row. They include three ...
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WINSTON SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — On Governor Roy Cooper’s final day in office Tuesday, he commuted the sentences of 15 death row ...
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Criminal justice advocates push Gov. Cooper for major clemency grants in final days in office
As Governor Roy Cooper prepares to depart the Executive Mansion, criminal justice advocates are urging him to make use of ...