(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — The Indiana Parole Board rejected a clemency plea from Benjamin Ritchie, recommending that Gov. Mike Braun allow the death row inmate’s May 20 execution to proceed as ...

UPDATE (Sept. 29, 2025): Gov. Mike Braun said he would follow the recommendations of the parole board and would not grant clemency in the case. UPDATE (Sept. 24, 2025): The Indiana Parole Board has ...

Pennsylvania requires unanimous approval from a five-member pardon board before people incarcerated on life sentences can ask ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie appeals to the Indiana Parole Board during a clemency hearing on Monday, May 5, 2025.

The Menendez brothers' path to freedom took another turn as California Gov. Gavin Newsom has withdrawn his request for a clemency investigation. This move now makes the brothers' June hearing before ...

UPDATE (Sept. 29, 2025): Gov. Mike Braun said he would follow the recommendations of the parole board and would not grant clemency in the case. UPDATE (Sept. 24, 2025): The Indiana Parole Board has ...

Governor Kathy Hochul pardoned 19 formerly incarcerated New Yorkers, but faced backlash from criminal justice advocates who ...

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The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3–2 to recommend clemency for death row inmate Tremane Wood. Gov. Kevin Stitt will decide whether to grant it. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 ...

Clemency in Texas is historically rare for death row inmates, with only three cases tracked by the Death Penalty Information Center since 1976, when the punishment was reinstated.

Gov. Mike Braun rejected a clemency plea from Benjamin Ritchie on Wednesday, one day after the Indiana Parole Board recommended that the death row inmate’s May 20 execution proceed as scheduled.