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Virginia Governor Grants Death Row Inmate Clemency, Commutes Sentence to Life in Prison (11/29/2005)
RICHMOND, VA -- Governor Mark Warner today granted clemency to Robin Lovitt and commuted his sentence to life in prison without the possibility for parole. Lovitt was scheduled to die tomorrow evening by lethal injection, and would have been the 1,000th execution in the United States since the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976.

ACLU of Oklahoma Calls on Governor to Follow Parole Board's Recommendation and Spare Life of Mexican National (05/12/2004)
OKLAHOMA CITY-The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma was joined by a coalition of civil rights groups today in calling upon Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry to spare the life of Osvaldo Torres, a Mexican National scheduled to be executed on May 18. The groups held a rally on the steps of the state capitol in an effort to convince the governor to commute Torres' sentence to life imprisonment, following a recent recommendation for clemency from the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board.

ACLU Calls on New Mexico's Governor to Halt State's First Execution in More than 41 Years (11/06/2001)
ALBUQUERQUE--The American Civil Liberties Union and its New Mexico affiliate today join other groups in opposing the first execution in the state of New Mexico in almost a half-century.

National ACLU Director Anthony Romero is Keynote Speaker at ACLU of PA Civil Liberties Dinner Tonight Honoring Death Penalty Lawyers (10/18/2001)
PHILADELPHIA--The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania will honor the Defender Association of Philadelphia at its 20th Annual Civil Liberties Award Dinner here tonight. The evening, entitled, "Defending Freedom," will feature a keynote address by Anthony Romero, the new executive director of the national ACLU. 

Mentally Retarded Missouri Man Granted Stay of Execution; ACLU Renews Call for Clemency (03/07/2001)
ST. LOUIS, MO--The American Civil Liberties Union today renewed its call for clemency in the case of a mentally retarded man here whose death sentence was put on hold by the United States Supreme Court last night just hours before he was scheduled to be executed.

Clemency Letter for Thomas Clyde Bowling (12/03/2004)

Clemency Letter for Frances Newton (12/03/2004)

Clemency Letter for James Allridge (08/17/2004)
James Allridge was executed on August 26, 2004 despite widespread opposition to his execution.

Darnell Williams Clemency Letter (06/25/2004)
Governor Kernan granted clemency commuting Williams' sentence to Life Without Parole on July 2 after the parole board ruled in favor of clemency in a 5-0 vote.

Robert Leroy Bryan Clemency Letter (05/28/2004)
Robert Bryan was executed on June 8, 2004 despite widespread opposition to his execution.

South Dakota Governor Stays Execution (09/12/2006)