UPDATE (Sept. 29, 2025): Gov. Mike Braun said he would follow the recommendations of the parole board and would not grant clemency in the case. UPDATE (Sept. 24, 2025): The Indiana Parole Board has ...

The Indiana Parole Board on Wednesday recommended against granting clemency to death row prisoner Roy Ward, setting up a final decision by Gov. Mike Braun about two weeks before Ward’s scheduled Oct.

INDIANAPOLIS — The next death row execution in Indiana is just over two weeks away. The Indiana Parole Board listened to emotional testimony Monday, Sept 22 about whether Roy Lee Ward's life should be ...

The Indiana Parole Board noted the "brutal nature" of the crimes against a 15-year-old. Ward's attorney, Joanna Green, acknowledged the horrific nature of the crimes but said Ward has expressed ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Attorneys for Roy Lee Ward urged the Indiana Parole Board on Monday to grant clemency, citing his recent autism diagnosis and expressions of remorse. Ward, convicted of raping and ...

The Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 on Wednesday, recommending clemency in the death penalty case of Temane Wood, the Oklahoma City man who was convicted of murder in 2002.

The Indiana Parole Board will hold clemency hearings later this month for death row inmate Roy Lee Ward, whose execution is scheduled for Oct. 10 at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City. The ...