Entries tagged with “Leif Halvorsen”
Death Row
May 06, 2026
“Reclaiming Life From the Ashes”: How Clemency Can Honor Rehabilitation on Death Row
On death row, prisoners experience some of the harshest conditions in the American prison system, which often take a severe psychological and physical toll. Despite these challenges, many death-sentenced prisoners completely transform in prison — they become remorseful, accept responsibility, and devote themselves to education, mentorship, faith, and advocacy. Their stories stand in stark contrast to the common narrative that people sentenced to death are beyond redemption. John Hanson of…
Issues
Dec 12, 2019
Before Leaving Office, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin Commutes the Sentences of Two Death-Row Prisoners
In his last series of acts before leaving office, outgoing Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin (pictured) has commuted the sentences of two of the state’s longest serving death-row prisoners to life with the possibility of parole. On Friday, December 6, 2019, Bevin commuted the death sentence of Gregory Wilson, whose trial proceedings had been described as a travesty of justice. Then on Monday, December 9 — the governor’s last day in office — he commuted Leif Halvorsen’s death sentence in response to…