Commutation
Tennessee Gov. Grants 23 Clemency Requests on Last Day in Office
Tennessee pardon : On his last day in office, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam granted executive clemency (Tennessee pardon) to 23 people. The essential purpose, Haslam said in a written statement, was to better allow people with convictions to have another chance to become contributing members of society. Tennessee Pardon : Gov. Haslam’s Position Tennessee Clemency…
Read MoreColorado Gov. Squeezes 33 More Clemencies on Last Day in Office
Colorado pardons : Only a week after Colorado’s Governor John Hickenlooper granted clemency for six Colorado offenders, he ordered clemency for 33 others. This brings his total to 156 pardons and 18 commutations during his eight years in office. Timing of Colorado Pardons & Clemency Grants Colorado Pardons & Clemencies are often issued in December,…
Read MoreOutgoing Calif. Governor Issues 274 Grants of Clemency as Farewell Gift
California Clemency News Update : The San Jose Mercury News noted that 16 of the pardons were given to people convicted of crimes in the San Francisco Bay Area by California Governor Jerry Brown The paper also listed the names, crimes and sentences for the 14 others from the Bay Area who received commutations. California…
Read MoreOutgoing Colorado Governor Grants Clemency to Six Prisoners Doing Life
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, in his final month in office, granted clemency to six Colorado prisoners who were sentenced to life in prison without parole. All six were young at the time of their offenses, and they will now have a chance to go home. Colorado governor grants clemency “These decisions are not made lightly,”…
Read MorePresidential Clemency
The presidential clemency power is one of the most powerful tools a President can use. The presidential clemency power can be used for mercy and to instigate policy change. Presidential Clemency Clemency is defined as mercy or leniency. The presidential clemency power the President of the United States holds is extremely broad and powerful. Many…
Read MoreExecutive Clemency
The executive clemency power is an extremely broad and powerful ability of a President and a governor. This power can be used to promote policies and to render mercy. Article 2, Section II of the Constitution states: “The President…shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases…
Read MoreWhat does Presidential clemency mean ? – Presidential Pardon & Reprieves Explained !
Philip Vigol. Robert E. Lee. David Brown. John Fremont. Pierre Lafitte. Al Jennings. Samuel Mudd. Marc Rich. Patty Hearst. Jimmy Hoffa. Who were these people? Some of their names may be familiar to you, others completely unknown. They lived in different times, and were accused of or committed different crimes: treason, sedition, murder, bank robbery,…
Read MoreWhat You Need To Know About The Pardon Attorney Office
Pardon attorney Office DoJ : Clemency is a difficult process on both ends. It’s difficult for applicants to get recognized by the President. And for the President, it is nearly impossible to consider each and every clemency petition. The Pardon Attorney Office exists for these reasons. The Office helps the clemency application and approval process.…
Read MoreCommutation of Sentence – What does it mean to be commuted sentence?
What does it mean to be commuted ? – Commuting a sentence is a useful tool for both presidents and governors. Both can use this power to make a statement on criminal justice reform and exercise mercy based on their petitions. Pardoning a crime erases the crime completely from a person’s criminal record. This can…
Read MoreClemency Statistics – Clemency Recipient List (1789 – 2020)
Clemency statistics : Check out the Presidential Pardon List. Number of pardons by president are now widely kept by the Justice Department and can be easily analyzed. It is useful to look at the numbers to determine how a president used his clemency power. The Office of the Pardon Attorney, under the purview of the…
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