Another 12 Wisconsin prisoners make their case for commutation

By: Andrew Kennard, Frank Zufall

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: September 21, 2026

Words: 3,709

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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On Friday the Commutation Advisory Board met for the second month in a row to hear from another 12 incarcerated people applying for a commutation, a shortening or modification of a criminal sentence allowed by Wisconsin Constitution under the governor’s executive clemency authority.

Gov. Tony Evers issued two executive orders on April 4 establishing the Commutation Advisory Board and application process 25 years after the last commutations were offered by Gov. Tommy Thompson.

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