North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates in the state on his last day in office, a move that ...

Stein has been the attorney general for the past eight years, following Cooper in the elected law-enforcement post that ...

NC Governor Cooper commutes two sentences and grants two pardons, highlighting a commitment to justice reform.

In one of his final acts in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of ...

Roy Cooper’s Future: In an interview, North Carolina’s departing Democratic governor spoke about his legacy, how to appeal to Republicans and speculation that he might run for Senate or for ...

Cooper's decision to commute the 15 inmates' sentences marks the largest clemency action of its kind in North Carolina.

Josh Stein is the governor of North Carolina, pledging his oath on Wednesday morning alongside his wife Anna. Stein, 58, ...

Governor Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 death row inmates in North Carolina on his last day in office.

One of the inmates receiving clemency had challenged his sentence under the groundbreaking Racial Justice Act of 2009. A ...

Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Tuesday that he reviewed 89 clemency petitions from death row inmates and granted 15 of them.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov.-elect Josh Stein was officially sworn in as North Carolina's 76th governor Wednesday, replacing Roy ...

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) on Tuesday commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates to life in prison without the ...