Some say people can change after serving time in prison. But critics question whether people convicted of serious violent crimes should ever be released early.

In simple terms, a commutation reduces a criminal penalty. This may include shortening a prison sentence or replacing a death sentence with life imprisonment. Unlike a pardon, which forgives a crime ...

Gov. Tony Evers announced April 3 that he’s reviving the state’s commutation process, allowing Wisconsin prisoners to apply to have their sentences shortened for the first time in 25 years.

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Governor Tony Evers signed two executive orders Friday restoring the commutations process in Wisconsin. A commutation may reduce a sentence a person is serving and is unlike a ...