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 ...

Earlier this month, the Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles indefinitely suspended commutation, the process through which incarcerated individuals apply to have their sentences reconsidered.

Melvin Lee Tillman, one of Portland’s most prolific burglars, headed off to prison in 2019 for what was supposed to be more than six years for a spree of break-ins, but he walked out last June thanks ...