Washoe County District Attorney Chris Hicks is interviewed outside of Carson City District Court after District Judge James Wilson ruled the Pardons Board didn't have the authority to commute the sentences of death row inmates to life in prison without parole.

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Judge rules Pardons Board can't commute death row inmates' sentences

The Board of Pardons on Tuesday will discuss commuting death sentences for murderers to life without parole

• By Kurt Hildebrand
• December 16, 2022