JUST IN: On Final Day in Office, North Carolina’s Democrat Governor Commutes Death Sentences For 15 Inmates Convicted of First-Degree Murder

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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (D) commuted death sentences for 15 inmates on his last day in office.

On Tuesday Cooper announced that he has commuted the sentences of 15 people on death row in North Carolina to life without the possibility of parole after a thorough review of detailed petitions for clemency.

“These reviews are among the most difficult decisions a Governor can make and the death penalty is the most severe sentence that the state can impose,” said Governor Cooper.