Some say people can change after serving time in prison. But critics question whether people convicted of serious violent crimes should ever be released early.

Republicans are requesting that Gov. Evers suspend his plan to offer commutations, which reduce or a modify criminal ...

Gov. Tony Evers announced April 3 that he’s reviving the state’s commutation process, allowing Wisconsin prisoners to apply to have their sentences shortened for the first time in 25 years.

Some say people can change after serving time in prison. But critics question whether people convicted of serious violent crimes should ever be released early.

In simple terms, a commutation reduces a criminal penalty. This may include shortening a prison sentence or replacing a death sentence with life imprisonment. Unlike a pardon, which forgives a crime ...

Representative Jim Piwowarczyk joined fellow Republican legislators in sending a letter to Governor Tony Evers requesting the immediate suspension of Wisconsin’s commutation process, citing serious ...