Gov. Roy Cooper is the first governor in the history of North Carolina’s modern death penalty to commute more than two death ...

On his way out of office, former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of death row inmates, as the Tar Heel ...

▪ Seth Dearmin, chief of staff: Stein is keeping his chief of staff from the N.C. Department of Justice, when Stein was ...

A new year is upon us and with it, some important changes in state government. As a result of the November election, North ...

Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Tuesday that he reviewed 89 clemency petitions from death row inmates and granted 15 of them.

The lawsuit claims that changes made in Senate Bill 382 are partisan efforts that violate the separation of powers outlined ...

On Friday, the Union County District Attorney's Office publicly condemned former Gov. Roy Cooper's decision to commute the ...

NC Governor Cooper commutes two sentences and grants two pardons, highlighting a commitment to justice reform.

North Carolina's latest Democratic governor was sworn into office on Wednesday, as Josh Stein succeeded Roy Cooper in a top ...

Governor Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 death row inmates in North Carolina on his last day in office.

New North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein took several actions on Thursday to help the short- and long-term recovery from Hurricane ...