Clemency, the power granted to the governor of a state to reduce or commute a criminal sentence, is a complex legal process that often comes into focus during high-profile capital punishment cases. In ...

Indiana carried out its first execution since 2009 before sunrise Wednesday, with much of the process concealed from the public. Under state law, no media witnesses were allowed to view the execution ...

A Georgia judge on Monday ordered a temporary pause to a December execution that was already put on hold, saying questions about the state’s clemency process must be addressed before Stacey Humphreys’ ...