Entries tagged with “Governor Steve Sisolak”
Facts & Research
Clemency
,Dec 21, 2022
Judge Blocks Nevada Board of Pardons Vote on Death-Row Commutations
A Nevada judge has blocked a request from outgoing Governor Steve Sisolak (pictured) that the Nevada Pardons Board consider commuting all death sentences to life without the possibility of parole. Gov. Sisolak proposed on December 14, 2022 that the board discuss the commutation of the state’s 57 death sentences at its December 20 meeting. Just one day before that meeting was set to take place, Carson City District Court Judge James Wilson Jr. blocked the discussion and ruled that the proposal…
Facts & Research
Recent Legislative Activity
,May 19, 2021
Nevada Governor, Senate Leaders Block Death-Penalty Abolition Bill That Passed State Assembly
A bill to abolish Nevada’s death penalty died without a vote in the state senate after Governor Steve Sisolak (pictured) declared on May 13, 2021 that “there is no path forward” to ban the practice. Shortly thereafter, Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro, one of two Las Vegas prosecutors to hold leadership positions in the legislature, said that legislators had failed to reach a consensus on possible amendments to the bill, ending…