President Trump only granted a single commutation this holiday season (details here), but the stories linked below document that a good number of state offenders in a good number of states were able to enjoy an extra merry Christmas thanks to Governors exercising their clemency powers:
-
From California, "Gov. Jerry Brown grants 132 pre-Christmas pardons, commutes 19 sentences"
-
From Illinois, "Rauner grants 10 requests for clemency, denies 78"
-
From Missouri, "Missouri Governor Greitens signs order releasing Judy Henderson from prison; she’d been incarcerated since 1982"
-
From New Jersey, "Christie grants 10 people clemency in waning days as governor"
-
From Texas, "Abbott pardons seven in Christmastime clemency"
Though I suspect this is not a comprehensive accounting of recent clemency actions by Governors, I still cannot help but notice that four of five Governors making holiday headlines with their clemency actions are Republicans.
Comments
Post a Comment