Tag: arizona board of executive clemency
A board member vacancy and staffing shortages at the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency have given way to concerns about adhering to due process timelines and adapting to any prospective...
Old molestation allegations put commuted prisoner’s release on hold
Ducey record on pardons, commutations not forgiving
Patricia Plum needs a signature from Gov. Doug Ducey to volunteer in her daughter’s school. She’s seeking a pardon from the governor because her criminal record prevents her from getting...
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Ducey rejects request for reduced prison sentence for ex-cop
The Breakdown, Episode 9: Surprise, surprise
Clemency Board urges reduced sentence for cop in 2010 killing
The Arizona Board of Executive Clemency has recommended reducing the prison sentence of a former Phoenix police officer who killed a man in 2010 while responding to domestic violence. [caption...
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Clemency board at risk of lawsuit for unfulfilled obligation, seeks additional funding
The Arizona Board of Executive Clemency is requesting about $34,000 to fund a part-time position needed to conduct probable cause hearings – an obligation the board has not fulfilled since...
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Board recommends second pardon for Shideler
Cause célèbre: Ex-con uses Watergate figure and reluctant 1950s entertainer in bid for pardon
The Board of Executive Clemency was impressed that singer Pat Boone, two former Arizona lawmakers and a figure in the 1970s Watergate scandal all went to bat for Greg Shideler...
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Clemency Board appointee has history of fighting parole
Gov. Doug Ducey has picked a crime victims’ advocate tied to an organization that fights against parole for convicted murderers to be on a board that vets prisoners for release....
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Capitol Quotes: Sept. 13, 2013
“There’s always a limit to what an individual or group of individuals are willing to do short of homicide.” — Melvin Thomas, former member of the Clemency Board, on why...
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Brewer defends appointment of ousted clemency board director
Arizona Board of Executive Clemency members (from right) Ellen Kirschbaum, Executive Director Jesse Hernandez, Jack LaSota, Brian Livingston and Melvin Thomas. (Photo by Josh Coddington/Arizona Capitol...
