Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke, who was convicted in a federal bribery case, has requested his sentence be commuted. If his petition is granted, that would allow him to be released from prison sooner.

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign ...

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board (PPB) denied the commutation request of former pharmacist Jerome Ersland Monday afternoon. Ersland, now 72, sought an early release from his life sentence for the ...