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Hobbs more inclined to issue clemency than predecessors
Gov. Katie Hobbs granted seven of the nine recommendations sent by the Board of Executive Clemency since taking office, marking an early departure from the record of her Republican predecessor.
Former Congressman Renzi pardoned
President Trump issued pardons or commutations to 143 people on his last full day in office January 19, including a former Arizona congressman who served two years in prison after a 2013 conviction related to a land swap deal.
Old molestation allegations put commuted prisoner’s release on hold
A prisoner whose life sentence without parole Gov. Doug Ducey commuted in November is still behind bars as investigators look into a 30-year-old child molestation accusation.
Ducey record on pardons, commutations not forgiving
Nearing the end of his first term, Ducey has granted only one pardon, to a man who stole a motorcycle in 1972. Other pardon recommendations sit dormant, leaving people awaiting a signature that could change their lives in fundamental ways.
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 a domestic violence.
Dust-up leads to Clemency director’s firing
Gov. Jan Brewer fired the outgoing executive director of the Board of Executive Clemency after three newly confirmed appointees showed up late for work Monday.
Their tardiness caused a two-hour delay of clemency hearings as victims and families of prisoners stood by disgruntled, and waited for a quorum to form.
