[Opinion] Gov. Tony Evers’ commutation process draws support, criticism as applicants seek release

Gov. Tony Evers’ commutation process draws support, criticism as applicants seek release

Reading Time: 5 minutes Marshall Jones is a good test case for your opinion about the state’s revived commutation process.  In April, Gov. Tony Evers announced he was restarting the commutation process – a form of clemency that allows governors to change prison sentences for incarcerated people.  In a statement, Evers said he was trying to move Wisconsin’s “justice system into the 21st Century by reforming our criminal justice and corrections sy…