Here are the convicted murderers Phil Murphy granted clemency to on last day as New Jersey governor

Trenton, NJ – Trenton – In a sweeping and controversial act of executive authority, outgoing Governor Phil Murphy granted clemency to more than a dozen convicted murderers and violent offenders during his final hours in office, freeing several immediately and reducing sentences for others who had been serving decades-long prison terms.

Four of the convicted murderers are illegal aliens who will deported to their home countries upon release, but Murphy’s office did not say which ones.

The governor’s final clemency list, issued quietly late Monday, includes 13 indivi...