With Prez Trump setting quite the clemency pace (basics here and here), it would be nice if I could report here about similar holiday-week grants of pardons and commutations coming from Governors in every single state across the nation. Sadly, my Google news searches have so far revealed reports of clemency grants from only a handful of states. But I am still keen to highlight these stories, especially because grants from the Centennial State include a long-ago, high-profile "15 minutes of fame" case:
From Colorado, "Gov. Jared Polis pardons Balloon Boy’s parents, grants clemency to 20 others; Governor also commutes sentence of white collar criminal who received one of longest prison terms in state history."
From Michigan, "Whitmer grants clemency to 4, including state's 'longest serving non-violent offender'"
From Missouri, "Missouri governor pardons 24, commutes the sentences of four offenders"
From New York, "Governor Cuomo Grants Clemency to 21 Individuals"
From North Carolina, "NC governor pardons 5, including man wrongly imprisoned for 44 years"
From Texas, "Gov. Greg Abbott pardons seven Texans ahead of Christmas"
For those who do not remember the "Balloon Boy" case, here are prior posts about the case from way back in 2009:
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