Gov. Tony Evers has granted another 171 pardons, bringing his total number of pardons granted to 774.
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Evers appoints pair to Pardon Advisory Board, pardons 33
Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday that he has appointed two additional members to the Governor's Pardon Advisory Board. Additionally, the governor also announced that he has granted another 33 pardons, bringing his total number of pardons granted to 449.
Read More »Evers’ pardons near 400, most of any Wisconsin governor
Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday he had pardoned 54 more people, bringing his total to nearly 400, the most of any Wisconsin governor.
Read More »Evers pardons 30 more people, raises pardon total to 337
Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday that he's pardoned 30 more people, raising his pardon total to 337 over his three years in office.
Read More »Evers grants 71 pardons, expands process
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has been granting pardons at a torrid pace after his predecessor didn't issue any for eight years, and has announced new moves to streamline and simplify the pardon application process.
Read More »Evers grants 18 pardons, continuing ‘process of reflection and forgiveness’
The latest round of pardons granted by Gov. Tony Evers will help 18 people move on with their lives.
Read More »Evers pardons another 17, bringing total to 174
Gov. Tony Evers has granted another 17 pardons, bringing his total number of pardons to 174.
Read More »Latest round of pardons brings Evers’ total to 157
Gov. Tony Evers announced on Friday that he has granted another 13 pardons, bringing his total to date to 157. The Pardon Advisory Board heard from applicants virtually on Feb. 12 and then gave its recommendations to Evers. Evers said he was glad to grant the 13 pardons and found it “extraordinary” to listen to the individual stories. The following people were ...
Read More »37 more receive pardons from Evers
Thirty-seven more people have received pardons from Gov. Tony Evers.
Read More »Evers tops 100 pardons with latest 33
Gov. Tony Evers has pardoned more than 100 people during his first two years in office with his latest round of granted requests.
Read More »With 9 latest, Evers pardons 74 people in 1 year
In the past year, Gov. Tony Evers revived the Pardon Advisory Board after a nine-year hiatus and granted pardons for 74 people.
Read More »Evers pardons 9 more, raising total to 65
Gov. Tony Evers pardoned nine more people this week, raising the total number of people he's pardoned to 65.
Read More »Wisconsin governor pardons 9 people, raising total to 56
Gov. Tony Evers announced nine pardons on Wednesday, raising the total he's issued to 56.
Read More »Evers issues 18 more pardons
Gov. Tony Evers announced 18 pardons on Thursday, the most he's made at one time since reviving the issuing of pardons last year following an eight year hiatus under former Gov. Scott Walker.
Read More »Wisconsin governor issues 17 more pardons
Gov. Tony Evers has pardoned 17 more people, his office announced Wednesday.
Read More »Evers rejects Dassey’s pardon bid (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Friday he will not consider a pardon request from a man convicted of rape and murder when he was a teenager whose story was documented in the 2015 Netflix series "Making a Murderer."
Read More »Evers issues 8 more pardons
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has issued eight more pardons.
Read More »Evers issuing 1st Wisconsin pardons in 9 years
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers will issue Wisconsin’s first pardons in nine years, invoking his constitutional power to grant clemency to four people. Evers plans to issue the pardons on Monday, the first he’s making as governor after he re-started the pardons board in June. Evers’ predecessor, Republican Scott Walker, never issued a ...
Read More »Gov. Evers re-forms Wisconsin pardons board Walker dropped
Gov. Tony Evers re-established Wisconsin's pardons board on Thursday, fulfilling a campaign promise to again consider granting pardons after his Republican predecessor, Scott Walker, halted the process eight years ago.
Read More »Hope for gubernatorial pardons renewed in Wisconsin
Some are handwritten pleas. Others are typed. They come on long pieces of yellow legal paper, other times on post cards. Some include photos.
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