Colorado
Colorado 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 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 MorePardoning State Crimes
The inability to pardon state crimes is one of the few restrictions imposed on the President of the United States. State governors hold the power to grant clemency to those convicted of state offenses. Difference Between the Pardoning of Federal and State Crimes Pardoning State Crimes Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution grants the…
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