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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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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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Board recommends second pardon for Shideler

Greg Shideler With just two members voting Monday, the Board of Executive Clemency recommended a second pardon for an ex-convict who used a dead Watergate figure...

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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...

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