Commutations of sentence and acts of clemency
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A death sentence can be turned into a prison sentence by an act of clemency: commutation, pardon, amnesty, remission. These rest with heads of state, courts and clemency boards, and not infrequently arrive within hours of an execution.
For the association they are a concrete front: every commutation is a life, and the countries that grant many of them are often the ones closest to a moratorium in fact. This page collects the news on commutations, pardons and acts of clemency.
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- NOVEMBER 12, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A judge decided that William Thomas' death sentence must be converted in a life sentence.
USA - Ohio. A judge decided that William Thomas' death sentence must be converted in a life sentence.
- OCTOBER 20, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTY
ITALY-BELARUS: RADICALS- DEATH SENTENCE TEST CASE OF THE ‘GOOD RELATIONS’ BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES
together with other elected Radical parliamentarians from the Democratic Party list, Elisabetta Zamparutti presented an urgent parliamentary question to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs regarding the case of Vasil Yuzepchuk.
- OCTOBER 15, 2009MongoliaDEATH PENALTY
MONGOLIAN DEATH ROW INMATE RECEIVES PARDON
Mongolian death row prisoner Buuveibaatar, 33, had his death sentence commuted after being granted a
- OCTOBER 14, 2009South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH CAROLINA (USA): BOARD PARDONS 2 BLACK MEN EXECUTED 94 YEARS AGO
Tom Joyner gets justice for electrocuted kin, 94 years later. Radio host gets pardon for his great-uncles
- OCTOBER 13, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS: PRESIDENT DENIES PARDON
Belarusian president Aleksander Lukashenko refused to pardon death row inmate Vasily Yusepchuk,
OCTOBER 1, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: ONDO GOVERNOR PARDONS FOUR DEATH ROW INMATES
the Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko, commuted the death sentences on four people to jail terms to
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: MAN WHO KILLED MAYOR HAS DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED
Tetsuya Shiroo’s death sentence for murdering Nagasaki Mayor Iccho Ito was commuted to life
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2009VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Governor: No reason to stop John Allen Muhammad's execution.
USA - Virginia. Governor: No reason to stop John Allen Muhammad's execution.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC CAUTIONS GOVERNMENT AGAINST SITTING ON MERCY PLEAS
the Indian Supreme Court advised the government to expeditiously dispose of mercy pleas of prisoners sentenced to death.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2009ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Sedrice Maurice Simpson moved off Arkansas' death row
USA - Arkansas. Sedrice Maurice Simpson moved off Arkansas' death row
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: JUSTICE MINISTER THANKS LIBYAN LEADER FOR PARDONING PRISONERS
Minister of State for Justice and Keeper of the Seals Tayeb Belaiz has expressed Algeria's appreciation for
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2009ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The attorney general is asking a federal court to commute Sedrice Maurice Simpson's death sentence
USA - Arkansas. The attorney general is asking a federal court to commute Sedrice Maurice Simpson's death sentence
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED
in five cases of people sentenced to death for drug trafficking by the Tangarang District Court in Indonesia, the West Java High Court reduced death sentences to life sentences
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE TERM
the Indian Supreme Court commuted the death sentence awarded to 35-year-old Sushil Kumar, of Jalandhar, to life imprisonment
- AUGUST 31, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Crosley Green who spent 17 years on Florida's death row, has been re-sentenced to life in prison today.
USA - Florida. Crosley Green who spent 17 years on Florida's death row, has been re-sentenced to life in prison today.
- AUGUST 28, 2009TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN SC PUTS FATE OF OFW ALCARAZ ON HOLD
Taiwan’s Supreme Court cancelled the commutation of Filipino worker Cecilia Alcaraz’s death sentence, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) said. Alcaraz allegedly robbed and killed her employer Jum Mei Yung on September 12, 2007.
- AUGUST 14, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Governor Ted Strickland has denied clemency for Jason Getsy
USA - Ohio. Governor Ted Strickland has denied clemency for Jason Getsy
- AUGUST 13, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDANESE DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED
an appeals court in Sudan commuted the death sentences of four men convicted of killing an American diplomat and his Sudanese driver after the driver's family decided to pardon the murderers.
- AUGUST 13, 2009OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Keary Lamar Littlejohn is now off death row
USA - Oklahoma. Keary Lamar Littlejohn is now off death row
- AUGUST 4, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: EX-NAVY TRIO ESCAPE DEATH
three former navy personnel in Malaysia had their death sentences commuted to prison sentences by the Kota Kinabalu Court of Appeal due to doubts over the cause of death and their intention.
JULY 30, 2009MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: KING PARDONS PRISONERS
Moroccan King Mohammed VI has amnestied about 24,000 prisoners to mark the 10th
- JULY 17, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Parole Board made a rare recommendation of clemency, voting 5-2 that Jason Getsy's death sentence should be reduced
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Parole Board made a rare recommendation of clemency, voting 5-2 that Jason Getsy's death sentence should be reduced
- JUNE 27, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Allen Millican told Glenn Holladay he will only leave prison in a pine box
USA - Alabama. Judge Allen Millican told Glenn Holladay he will only leave prison in a pine box
- JUNE 24, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN COURT REJECTS INDIAN'S DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL
Pakistan's Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Indian man Sarabjit Singh to have his 1991 death sentence for spying and terrorism in Mumbai overturned.
- JUNE 20, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: AI ASKS ZARDARI TO COMMUTE DEATH SENTENCES
Amnesty International (AI) called upon Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to mark Benazir Bhutto’s birthday by commuting all death sentences to life imprisonment.
- JUNE 11, 2009KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al Ahmed al Jaber al Sabah...
the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al Ahmed al Jaber al Sabah...
- JUNE 10, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals commuted to life the death sentence of Timothy Cockrell after it decided he was mentally impaired
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals commuted to life the death sentence of Timothy Cockrell after it decided he was mentally impaired
- JUNE 4, 2009VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Daryl Atkins, the death row inmate whose case led to the national ban on executing the mentally retarded, will spend life in prison
USA - Virginia. Daryl Atkins, the death row inmate whose case led to the national ban on executing the mentally retarded, will spend life in prison
JUNE 3, 2009KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: MPS WANT DEATH PENALTY ABOLISHED
the Committee on Administration, National Security and Local Authorities reported to
- MAY 9, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC COMMUTES LIFE SENTENCE
a man sentenced to death for killing his wife and three children had his sentence commuted by the Delhi High Court in India