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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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Joe Biden announced Thursday he is commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people who were placed on home confinement ...

President Bush's commutation of the Libby sentence is another disconnect within this administration. In the president's statement explaining why he commuted the sentence, he says he respects the legal ...