NC Gov. Cooper commutes 15 death sentences

On his final day in office, NC Gov. Roy Cooper commuted 15 death sentences; who are they?
As one of his last acts in office, Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 people on North Carolina's death row to life without parole.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates on his last day in office
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates in the state on his last day in office, a move that was praised by several advocacy organizations
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commutes 15 death sentences, but 121 still on death row
Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Tuesday that he reviewed 89 clemency petitions from death row inmates and granted 15 of them.
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Roy Cooper’s commutations should signal the death penalty’s end in North Carolina | Opinion
Gov. Roy Cooper is the first governor in the history of North Carolina’s modern death penalty to commute more than two death penalty cases. | Opinion
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North Carolina Gov. Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, on his last day in office Tuesday, commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates to life in prison without parole.
'Historic': NC Gov. Cooper commutes 15 death sentences
Death penalty abolitionists are praising former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper for one of his final actions in office: The Democrat on Tuesday commuted the sentences of 15 men on death row to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper Commutes Sentences of 15 Death Row Inmates on Final Day in Office
Governor Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 death row inmates in North Carolina on his last day in office.
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