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 ...

In one of his final acts in office, Gov. Roy Cooper granted clemency to 15 people on death row, forgave two people for their past crimes and made two others immediately eligible for parole.

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.

As Governor Roy Cooper prepares to depart the Executive Mansion, criminal justice advocates are urging him to make use of his broadest set of powers: the ability to grant clemency for state crimes.

N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 North Carolinian inmates on death row to life without the possibility of parole on his last day in office Tuesday, the largest clemency action of ...

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper commuted death row inmate Christopher Roseboro's sentence to life without the possibility of parole.

Roy Cooper issued a pardon of forgiveness to a ... “All of these individuals are deserving of clemency and we will continue to work to protect our communities and improve the fairness of our ...

Roy Cooper granted clemency to 15 people on death row, forgave two people for their past crimes and made two others immediately eligible for parole. Cooper’s office said the governor received 89 ...