威斯康星州州长批准14人减刑：汤普森以来首位州长动用减刑权
威斯康星州州长 Tony Evers 11月13日在州府 Madison 宣布，批准14人的减刑申请，成为自第42任州长 Tommy Thompson 以来首位批准减刑的威斯康星州州长。
Evers 今年早些时候签署两份行政令，恢复了该州数十年来未曾启用的减刑程序。其中第287号行政令提出，减刑制度奖励在押人员积极改造、展现个人成长与改过决心的努力，让他们有机会获得第二次机会、重新贡献社会。
州长办公室说，减刑与赦免不同：赦免是在当事人服完整个刑期后恢复部分公民权利并给予宽恕；减刑则可以缩减当事人正在服的刑期，但获减刑并不必然意味着当事人会被释放或刑期一定缩短，减刑也可能让当事人更早获得受监督释放或假释的考虑资格。
这14人由州长减刑咨询委员会审议并推荐。委员会成员包括执法、刑事法律与受害者权益方面的专业人士，在2026年8月21日与9月18日的公开听证会上共审议了24名申请人，其余10人的申请被否决。委员会按第287号行政令评估每份申请，考量因素包括减刑对受害者与社区的影响、是否符合公共安全与司法利益、申请人的服刑表现，以及定罪以来的个人成长、改造课程、治疗、教育与工作记录。
州长办公室表示，Evers 任内已批准超过2,443份赦免，为威斯康星州历史上最多。现行赦免资格要求申请人已服完整个刑期、刑满后至少五年无在案事项，且不属于登记在册的性犯罪者、也没有未决的刑事案件。获减刑人员名单随州长办公室的发布一同公布。
（来源：威斯康星州州长办公室）
Wisconsin Governor Grants Commutations to 14 People, First Since Thompson Administration
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced in Madison on November 13 that he has granted commutations to 14 individuals, becoming the first Wisconsin governor since former Governor Tommy Thompson, the state's 42nd governor, to grant a commutation.
Earlier this year Evers signed two executive orders reinstating the state's commutation process for the first time in decades. Executive Order #287 states that granting commutations promotes rehabilitation by rewarding incarcerated individuals who demonstrate personal growth and a commitment to change with the possibility of a second chance to contribute to society.
The governor's office said a commutation differs from a pardon: a pardon restores certain civil rights and offers forgiveness after an individual has completed an entire sentence, while a commutation may reduce a sentence an individual is currently serving. A commutation does not necessarily mean the individual will be released or have a sentence shortened; it may, for example, make someone eligible for supervised release or parole consideration earlier.
The 14 recipients were considered and recommended by the Governor's Commutation Advisory Board, whose members have extensive experience in law enforcement, criminal law and victim advocacy. The board heard 24 individuals at public hearings on August 21 and September 18, 2026, and the remaining 10 applications were denied. Under Executive Order #287 the board considers the impact on victims and community members, consistency with public safety and the interests of justice, an applicant's prison conduct record, and personal growth since conviction, including rehabilitative programs, treatment, education and work history.
The governor's office said Evers has granted more than 2,443 pardons during his tenure, more than any other governor in Wisconsin history. Under the current pardon process, individuals are eligible only after completing their entire sentence and being off paper for at least five years, and are not eligible if they are registered sex offenders or have pending criminal cases. The list of commutation recipients was published with the governor's release.
(Source: Office of the Governor of Wisconsin)
来源：威斯康星州州长办公室
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图片来源：图：位于 Madison 的威斯康星州议会大厦，Michael Barera 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, by Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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