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.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates in the state on his last day in office, a move that was praised by several advocacy organizations

NC Governor Cooper commutes two sentences and grants two pardons, highlighting a commitment to justice reform.

In one of his final acts in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of first-degree murder to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Tuesday,

Cooper's decision to commute the 15 inmates' sentences marks the largest clemency action of its kind in North Carolina.

A Robeson County man whose been on death for decades after being convicted of killing his stepfather had his sentence commuted to life without parole by Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday — his final day in office.

One of the inmates receiving clemency had challenged his sentence under the groundbreaking Racial Justice Act of 2009. A judge had yet to issue a decision in that case.

Governor Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 death row inmates in North Carolina on his last day in office.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) on Tuesday commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates to life in prison without the possibility of parole, coinciding with New Year’s Eve and his final day in office.

Death penalty abolitionists are praising former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper for one of his final actions in office: The Democrat on Tuesday commuted the sentences of 15 men on death row to life in prison without the possibility of parole.