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.
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
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.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commutes 15 death sentences, but 121 still on death row
Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Tuesday that he reviewed 89 clemency petitions from death row inmates and granted 15 of them.
Gov. Roy Cooper commutes sentences for 2 men serving time for murder, pardons others
Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday reduced the sentences of two people in North Carolina prisons and granted pardons of forgiveness to two others.
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Roy Cooper’s commutations should signal the death penalty’s end in North Carolina | Opinion
Gov. Roy Cooper is the first governor in the history of North Carolina’s modern death penalty to commute more than two death penalty cases. | Opinion
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.
Potential 2028 Dem hopeful follows Biden lead, commutes 15 death-row sentences on final day as governor
On his way out of office, former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of death row inmates, as the Tar Heel State has halted executions amid litigation over the past 20 years.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper Commutes Sentences of 15 Death Row Inmates on Final Day in Office
Governor Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 death row inmates in North Carolina on his last day in office.
Roy Cooper's next move: Speculation heats up over potential Senate run against Tillis
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Roy Cooper departs as big projects remain unrealized
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Governor Cooper: A look back at his political journey and his accomplishments as NC Governor
Roy Cooper is no stranger to politics. Born and raised in North Carolina, Cooper got his start in public service with the NC ...