North Carolina Gov. Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death ... - NBC News
Dec 31, 2024 · North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, on his last day in office Tuesday, commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates to life in prison without parole.
Outgoing North Carolina governor commutes 15 death row …
Dec 31, 2024 · RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In one of his final acts in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of first-degree murder to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Tuesday, reducing the state’s death row population by more than 10%. Cooper, who was barred from seeking a third consecutive four-year term, will give way to fellow Democrat ...
N.C. governor commutes 15 death penalty sentences before …
Dec 31, 2024 · The commutations leave North Carolina with 121 inmates on death row. The state has not executed a prisoner since 2006, largely due to enactment of North Carolina's Racial Justice Act of 2009.
Governor Cooper commutes 15 death sentences following years …
Dec 31, 2024 · Governor Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 death row inmates to life without possibility of parole on New Year’s Eve following five years of vigils outside the governor’s mansion and a two-year sustained campaign to grant clemency to all inmates sentenced to death.
Governor Cooper Takes Capital Clemency Actions | NC Governor
Dec 31, 2024 · Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that he has commuted the sentences of 15 people on death row in North Carolina to life without the possibility of parole.
NC Gov. Roy Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row …
6 days ago · N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 North Carolinian inmates on death row to life without the possibility of parole on his last day in office Tuesday, the largest clemency...
NC Gov. Cooper commuted sentences of 15 death row inmates
6 days ago · As one of his last acts as governor, on New Year's Eve, Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 people on North Carolina's death row to life without parole. Before these commutations, the ...
Outgoing North Carolina governor commutes 15 death row …
Dec 31, 2024 · — In one of his final acts in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of murder to life in prison without parole on Tuesday, reducing the...
Outgoing North Carolina governor commutes 15 death row …
Dec 31, 2024 · Before Tuesday, North Carolina had 136 offenders on death row. Cooper's office said it had received clemency petitions from 89 of them. "These reviews are among the most difficult decisions a Governor can make and the death penalty is the most severe sentence that the state can impose," Cooper said in a news release.
Gov. Roy Cooper grants clemency to 15 on death row | Raleigh News …
Dec 31, 2024 · Advocates opposed to the death penalty have encouraged Cooper to commute the sentences of the 136 North Carolinians currently on death row, changing their sentences to prison terms.