On his final day in office, NC Gov. Roy Cooper commuted 15 death sentences; who are they?
As one of his last acts in office, Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 people on North Carolina's death row to life without parole.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commutes 15 death sentences, but 121 still on death row
Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Tuesday that he reviewed 89 clemency petitions from death row inmates and granted 15 of them.
On final day in office, Gov. Roy Cooper grants clemency to 15 on NC’s death row
Gov. Roy Cooper announced he would change the death sentences of 15 people to life in prison without parole as one of his final acts as governor.
Gov. Roy Cooper grants clemency for 15 people on death row
In one of his final acts in office, Gov. Roy Cooper granted clemency to 15 people on death row. They include three people in Forsyth County — Cerron Hooke, James Little, and Timothy White. All 15 are now sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper Grants Clemency, Commuting Sentences and Issuing Pardons of Forgiveness
NC Governor Cooper commutes two sentences and grants two pardons, highlighting a commitment to justice reform.
NC Gov. Roy Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates before leaving office
Cooper's decision to commute the 15 inmates' sentences marks the largest clemency action of its kind in North Carolina.
Gov. Cooper commutes sentences of 15 on death row, issues other pardons and commutations
Gov. Roy Cooper announced that he has commuted the sentences of 15 people on death row. He also granted two other commutations and two pardons.
North Carolina Governor Grants Clemency to 15 Death Row Inmates Amidst Capital Punishment Rethink
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 individuals on death row to life without parole after reviewing each case for factors such as the crime's nature and potential trial biases.
Governor Cooper commutes 15 death sentences following years of advocacy
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.
Potential 2028 Dem hopeful follows Biden lead, commutes 15 death-row sentences on final day as governor
On his way out of office, former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of death row inmates, as the Tar Heel State has halted executions amid litigation over the past 20 years.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates on his last day in office
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates in the state on his last day in office, a move that was praised by several advocacy organizations
Cooper pardons Haywood County man, plans more acts of clemency before end of year
Gov. Roy Cooper issued a pardon of forgiveness to a Haywood County man convicted of multiple misdemeanor crimes in 2011.
North Carolina family reacts after loved one’s killer granted clemency; ‘Escaping what was handed down to him’
WINSTON SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — On Governor Roy Cooper’s final day in office Tuesday, he commuted the sentences of 15 death row ...
Cooper pardons 9, commutes sentences for 6, including former NC teen convicted of murder
Dwight Jordan was 18 at the time of his conviction for murder, and his commuted sentence makes him eligible for parole.