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January 13, 2023 | 4:11 PM

Pardon ends Meek Mill’s legal odyssey on drug, gun charges

By The Associated Press
January 13, 2023 | 5:05 AM

Governor Tom Wolf tops Pennsylvania’s record of pardons granted

He surpassed Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell’s record of 1,122 granted pardons.
By The Associated Press
October 7, 2022 | 5:20 AM

President Joe Biden to pardon simple federal marijuana possession convictions

“Sending people to prison for possessing marijuana has upended too many lives and incarcerated people for conduct that many states no longer prohibit.”

By Ximena Bustillo/NPR

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June 24, 2022 | 5:05 AM

Republican lawmakers — including Rep. Scott Perry — asked the White House for pardons before and after Jan. 6

“The only reason you ask for a pardon is if you think you’ve committed a crime,” Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of two Republicans on the select committee, said during the hearing.

By Ximena Bustillo/NPR
May 26, 2021 | 4:36 PM

Wolf pardons eye doctor who grew marijuana for sick wife

Dr. Paul Ezell pleaded guilty less than two years before Pennsylvania legalized medical marijuana.

By The Associated Press
February 15, 2021 | 5:39 AM

Report: Life sentences create ‘larger, older, sicker, more expensive’ prison population

In Pennsylvania, people can be convicted of felony-murder if they participate in a felony such as robbery or kidnapping that results in death.

By An-Li Herring/WESA
January 20, 2021 | 5:33 AM

Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Lil Wayne in final clemency flurry

The lengthy list of 73 pardons and 70 commutations landed after midnight. Trump is slated to leave the White House for the last time early Wednesday morning, skipping the inaugural ceremonies of his successor, President-elect Joe Biden.

By Ryan Lucas and Ayesha Rascoe/NPR
December 23, 2020 | 5:07 AM

Trump grants slew of pardons, including George Papadopoulos and Duncan Hunter

In all, Trump granted full pardons to 15 individuals and commuted part or all of the sentences of an additional 5.

By Vanessa Romo, Ayesha Rascoe/NPR
December 2, 2020 | 4:09 PM

Talk of ‘preemptive’ pardons by Trump raises questions: What can he do?

Presidents have awarded clemency in this way before, but it’s certainly not the usual course of action. And there are unresolved questions about what might be to come.

By Brian Naylor/NPR
December 2, 2020 | 8:55 AM

Justice Department investigating possible bribe-for-pardon scheme

The 18-page court opinion is heavily redacted, and the names of the individuals under investigation are blacked out as is the identity of the person to be pardoned under the alleged plan.
By Ryan Lucas/NPR
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