Tag: clemency
Melissa Lucio case: Emotional reaction as Texas court halts execution l ABCNL
ABC News’ Mireya Villarreal sits down with Melissa Lucio’s son and reports on Melissa’s reaction to the decision by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals…
Kim Kardashian joins call for clemency
The celebrity has now joined the fight to win a stay of execution for a Texas mom, Melissa Lucio, who is on death row for…
Cyntoia Brown: From convicted murderer to victims’ advocate
Filmmaker Daniel Birman has been documenting Brown’s journey from when she was first arrested at 16 for murdering a real estate agent she claimed solicited…
Alfre Woodard on new film, ‘Clemency,’ and her history of criminal justice advocacy | Nightline
“Clemency” focuses on how capital punishment affects the condemned and those who put them to death. Woodard, an executive producer of the film, spoke about…
Trump grants clemency to Rod Blagojevich, Michael Milken and Bernard Kerik
Blagojevich was convicted in 2011 by a federal jury in Chicago, Kerik was convicted on multiple counts of tax fraud and obstruction and Milken was…
President Trump’s pardon spree includes former Illinois governor l ABC News
Rod Blagojevich was released after serving eight years of his 14-year sentence, part of Trump’s pardon spree that granted clemency to multiple white-collar criminals. READ…
