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Brief • August 10, 2022
Filed under: Pardons/Clemency
Marteeny v. Brown, OR, Opinion, Clemency, 2022 250 August 10, 2022 No. 488 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF OREGON Douglas R. MARTEENY, District Attorney for Linn County, Oregon; and Patricia W. Perlow, District Attorney for Lane County, Oregon; on behalf of all Oregonians and Randy Tennant, …
Article • July 15, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022
Oregon Judge Invalidates Governor’s Clemency Grant to Dozens Sentenced to Life as Juveniles, Halting Parole Hearings by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On March 1, 2022, a lawsuit challenging clemency orders by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) was mostly rejected in Marion County Circuit Court. However, in ruling on the …
Publication • 2022
Filed under: Pardons/Clemency
2022 CLEMENCY ADVOCACY GUIDE ADVOCACY GUIDE INTRODUCTION This guide is a resource for individuals who have applied for clemency from the Governor of California and ask the question, “What do I do now?” Here, you will find information and guidance on building an advocacy campaign in support of your clemency …
Publication • 2022
Filed under: Pardons/Clemency
Annual Report of Trends in Clemency -2022 The Redemption Campaign Annual Report of Trends in Clemency 2022 Overview The criminal legal landscape is, by design, enormously complex and notoriously difficult to change. While we have a number of tools available to correct the failed policies of the past, one in …
Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022
California Supreme Court Reclassifies Clemency Records, No Longer Confidential by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders On May 26, 2021, the Supreme Court of California filed en banc a new administrative order changing the Court’s published Internal Operating Practices and Procedures regarding the confidentiality of clemency records. The Court had previously …
Article • January 1, 2022 • from PLN January, 2022
Filed under: COVID-19, Pardons/Clemency
Covid-19 Pandemic Bumps Still Anemic Clemency Numbers by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health and penology experts have urged state and federal governments to depopulate their prison systems. State governors remain under increasing pressure to use their executive clemency powers to achieve this …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
New Clemency Rules Expected to Expedite Civil Rights Restoration in Florida by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Florida Cabinet and Governor Ron DeSantis collaborated to restructure the state’s clemency rules, streamlining the application process and automating certain aspects in an effort to expedite civil rights restoration for ex-offenders. The …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Trump Pardons Highlight System’s Flaws by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins Former President Donald Trump announced 143 pardons and commutations in the final hours of his term. While end-of-term pardons are the norm for outgoing presidents, the huge batch of last-minute announcements from the White House seemed to highlight the …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Sequel: Three Additional Federal Executions Before Trump Left Office by Chad Marks by Chad Marks As detailed in this month’s cover story, former President Trump and Attorney General Barr were responsible for a spree of federal executions during their final months in office. But the ProPublica cover story was written …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Pardoned Nevada Bank Robber’s Story Creates Hope for Prisoners by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian In 2004, former FBI agent Richard Beasley first met Jon D. Ponder when he was arresting Ponder for bank robbery. Beasley recalled that Ponder was “angry, scared, frustrated and anxious about his future.” Ponder …
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
Arkansas Governor Hutchinson Grants Commutation for Blind Mother by Kevin Bliss Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson agreed to commute Willie Mae Harris’ sentence after 34 years in prison for accidentally shooting her abusive husband. She was released on June 5, 2020. Harris, 72, from Bradley, Arkansas was charged with murder in …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Pardons/Clemency
Dark Web Creator Petitions President Trump for Clemency by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Young Ross Ulbricht (aka Dread Pirate Roberts) was an Eagle Scout, held scholarships throughout college, earned a master’s degree, worked in science, and became a self-described peaceful entrepreneur. A supporter of liberty, personal privacy, and free …
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Pennsylvania Judge Verdict: A Potential Death Sentence for Shoplifting Conviction by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Thirty-six-year-old Ashley Via Menser of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, is battling both cervical and ovarian cancer from prison after being convicted and sentenced in January 2020 for shoplifting $109.63 worth of groceries. As her case progressed …
Publication • 2020
Filed under: Pardons/Clemency
Justice Policy Center - How Governors Can Use Categorical Clemency as a Corrective Tool 2020 JUSTICE POLICY CENTER RE S E AR CH RE P O R T How Governors Can Use Categorical Clemency as a Corrective Tool Lessons from the States Leah Sakala Roderick Taylor Colette Marcellin November 2020 …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Massachusetts Supreme Court Orders DOC to Free Terminally Ill Prisoners After DOJ Investigates Mistreatment by Bill Barton by Bill Barton On January 28, 2020, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) voided several regulations used by the state Department of Correction (DOC) to justify denying 29 petitions by prisoners for medical …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Pardons/Clemency
Get Celebrity Endorsement and Get Pardoned by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney President Trump purchased an ad during the February 2 Super Bowl directed at African American voters that depicted black grandmother Alice Johnson in tears, saying, “I’m free to hug my family. I’m free to start over. This is …
Collateral Consequences Resource Center - Pathways to Reintegration Criminal Record Reforms in 2019 Pathways to Reintegration: Criminal Record Reforms in 2019 February 2020 s COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES RESOURCE CENTER The Collateral Consequences Resource Center is a non-profit organization established in 2014 to promote public engagement on the myriad issues raised by …
Article • September 8, 2019 • from PLN September, 2019
Former Prisoner Named Secretary of Pennsylvania Board of Pardons by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke It may have seemed like an April Fool’s joke to many Pennsylvanians when, on April 1, 2019, former prisoner Brandon Flood became the new secretary of the state’s Board of Pardons (BOP). In fact, it …
Article • August 11, 2019
Will Trump grant more pardons and clemency as campaign season heats up? by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The president has unfettered discretion under the U.S. Constitution to grant pardons and clemency to persons convicted of federal crimes. President Trump has used this power to grant mercy to …
Article • August 7, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Pardons/Clemency
President Trump Pardons Conservative Political Allies by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In a continued pattern of granting clemency to conservative political allies, on May 15, 2019, President Trump pardoned former newspaper mogul Conrad M. Black, who served 42 months in federal prison after being convicted of fraud and obstruction …
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