Tennessee
Cyntoia Granted Clemency by Tennessee Governor After Life Sentence
Cyntoia Brown Story : The heartbreaking facts of the crime for which Cyntoia Brown served 15 years of a life sentence ultimately resulted in Cyntoia granted clemency. At the Cyntoia Brown clemency hearing in 2018, the Tennessee governor heard arguments that she was only 16 when given a life sentence with parole eligibility in 51…
Read MoreX Tennessee Governor Grants Clemency to 11 Current and Former Felons
Bill Haslam Clemency Update : Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam ordered four sentence commutations for state prisoners and pardons for seven non-incarcerated individuals in the last two weeks of 2018. Whom did Bill haslam granted clemency ? In a news release, Haslam said the seven who were given pardons, listed below, “have made positive contributions to…
Read MoreTennessee 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…
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