Clemency gives the president the power to pardon or commute sentences. How has Donald Trump used his power in his first year back? What we know.

In the seven years Gov. Jared Polis has held pardon and clemency powers, he’s wiped away thousands of marijuana convictions, ...

The Department of Justice is planning to release new clemency guidelines for consideration, a move that could make thousands more prisoners eligible for a reduction in sentences by President Obama.

The recent commutation of disgraced former Congressman George Santos provides a good opportunity to look at the dramatic ways President Donald Trump’s policy for pardons and clemency differs from past ...

President Donald Trump has granted pardons and clemency to political allies and supporters. In just over nine months back in office, roughly 10,000 people have filed petitions for pardons or ...

When former GOP Congressman George Santos received a surprise commutation from President Donald Trump last week—just 84 days into his seven-year federal sentence—many Americans were understandably ...

DEER LODGE, Mont. - Three members of the Montana Board of Pardons and Parole did not make a decision Tuesday, on whether to approve Barry Beach's application for clemency. People from across Montana ...

New York advocates want to improve the state’s clemency process. The Restoration of Rights Project considers the state’s clemency process uneven, which some attribute to the hoops and hurdles of the ...