Serving northeastern Racine county and southwestern Milwaukee County. On Good Friday, Governor Tony Evers established a commutation process in Wisconsin for the first time in more than 30 years. This constitutional authority allows a governor to lower or end court ordered sentences given to felons. The only restrictions Evers gave himself is that the underlying crime could not be a sexual assault, have involved a child. And if a person is serving a life sentence, they must have served 20 years. (00:14–00:22)
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Asserts that the governor has constitutional authority to lower or end sentences for felons.
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