Outgoing North Carolina governor commutes 15 death row sentences

Before Tuesday, North Carolina had 136 offenders on death row, among the top 5 largest death rows in the U.S. Gov. Roy Cooper's office said it had received clemency petitions from 89 of them.

Outgoing North Carolina governor commutes 15 death row sentences
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at a campaign rally for President Joe Biden on June 28 in Raleigh, N.C.

Before Tuesday, North Carolina had 136 offenders on death row, among the top 5 largest death rows in the U.S. Gov. Roy Cooper's office said it had received clemency petitions from 89 of them.

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