Rejected Oklahoma plea for death penalty commutation highlights clemency’s changing role in US death penalty system
- Written by Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
Protesters demonstrate against the conviction and death sentence of Richard Glossip.Larry French/Getty Images for MoveOn.orgWhen the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board decided not to recommend clemency for death row inmate Richard Glossip, the case highlighted the role clemency plays in the death penalty system.
Glossip had asked the board to commute...