After 25 years, Gov. Evers announces commutations will be available in Wisconsin

By: Frank Zufall

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: April 3, 2026

Words: 1,472

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday that he had signed two executive orders to begin offering commutations, a reduction of a criminal sentence by the governor’s authority to grant clemency.

Even though Evers has granted a record number of pardons, a form of forgiveness that reinstates some rights, during his tenure — over 2,000 — he has not granted any commutations. The last Wisconsin governor to offer a commutation was Republican Tommy Thompson, who issued seven …

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