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Crime and Justice News
Oct 16, 20232 min read
Minnesotans Seeking Pardons Have 10 Minutes To Make Their Cases
Minnesota residents seeking pardons have only ten minutes to make their cases to a three member board consisting of the governor,...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 11, 20232 min read
VA Governor Pardons Father of Disorderly Conduct At School Board
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Sunday issued a pardon for Scott Smith, a Loudoun County father who was convicted of disorderly conduct...
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Crime and Justice News
May 1, 20232 min read
Amid Justice Reforms, Biden Commutes 31 Drug Convictions
President Biden commuted the sentences of 31 people convicted of nonviolent drug crimes who were serving time in home confinement. Many...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 9, 20231 min read
Abbott Seeks Pardon For Army Sgt. Who Killed Brutality Protester
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed the state's Board of Pardons and Paroles to consider recommending a pardon for Daniel Perry on Saturday,...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 30, 20232 min read
Pamela Smart, Featured In First TV Trial, Loses Plea For Release
Pamela Smart, who was convicted of plotting her husband’s murder in the first sensational fully televised trial, which inspired films...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 1, 20232 min read
Biden Pardons Six People For Old, Mostly Minor Offenses
President Biden granted year-end pardons to six people, including a decorated Army veteran involved in marijuana trafficking 25 years ago...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 23, 20222 min read
Ten Of 238 Who Got Clemency From Trump Faced New Legal Troubles
An ABC News analysis of the 238 people who were pardoned or had their sentences commuted during the Trump administration found at least...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 22, 20221 min read
Oregon Governor Pardons 45,000 For Low-Level Pot Convictions
Oregon is the latest state to pardon thousands of people with low-level marijuana convictions. Gov. Kate Brown's move to pardon 45,000...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 13, 20221 min read
Biden’s Pot Pardon Plan Not Likely To Have Impact in States
When President Biden announced plans to pardon thousands of people with low-level federal marijuana convictions, he asked governors to...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 29, 20222 min read
OR Gov. Brown's 1,147 Clemency Orders Exceed 50-Year Total
Last October, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed an executive order granting clemency to 73 people who had committed crimes as juveniles,...
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Crime and Justice News
May 20, 20222 min read
Reformers Call on Congress to Fix 'Broken' Federal Clemency Process
The federal clemency system is in crisis, with 18,000 petitions pending "and no plan in place to deal with this historic backlog," law...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 28, 20222 min read
Federal, State Rates of Commuting Prison Sentences Both Low
This week, President Biden used his executive powers to commute the federal sentences of 75 people — a first step toward addressing his...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 27, 20222 min read
It's Not Clear How Biden Chose His Candidates For Pardons
President Biden's three pardons and 75 sentence commutations announced this week are “welcome but a bit curious,” Margaret Love, U.S....
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 26, 20222 min read
Biden Pardons Three, Commutes 75 Sentences, Sets Reentry Reforms
President Biden is granting his first pardons and commutations to 78 people convicted mostly of nonviolent drug offenses, part of a...
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