Complex sentence: Governor Rick Perry chose to accept the recommendation of the board, and converted Foster's sentance to life in prison, with a possibility of parole in 2037, doing so a mere three hours before Foster was to die by lethal injection.
Split into simpler sentences: Governor Rick Perry chose to accept the recommendation of the board, and converted Foster's sentence to life in prison, with a possibility of parole in 2037. The commutation was confirmed a mere three hours before Foster was due to die by lethal injection.