Por: The Advocate Crime July 26, 2023
Louisiana's pardon board has turned away all 56 petitions for executive clemency that were filed in June by death row prisoners in the state, saying none of them are currently eligible.The blockbuster decision could leave it up to Gov. John Bel Edwards to direct the board to hear those cases under its policies. Edwards' recent comments opposing the death penalty helped prod . A spokesman for Edwards declined to comment... + full article
The Advocate USA Crime July 24, 2023
Louisiana's pardon board on Monday postponed hearing dozens of after prosecutors showed up at a meeting to oppose the process, arguing defense lawyers were rushing the requests at the expense of relatives of the victims. As the Board of Pardons and Committee on Parole... + más
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The Advocate USA Crime July 19, 2023
Louisiana's pardon board can't waive a procedural hurdle to weigh clemency requests from death row prisoners, Attorney General Jeff Landry wrote in an opinion released Wednesday as the board sifts through a in capital cases. The state's Board of Pardons and... + más
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The Advocate USA Politics June 15, 2023
The unprecedented on Tuesday for sentenced to death in Louisiana will set off an emotional process at the state Board of Pardons that could take several months to play out, say attorneys familiar with it. Gov. John Bel Edwards’ recent c on religious grounds has prompted... + más
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Advocates are urging Gov. John Bel Edwards of before he leaves office. Here's what you need to know: What just happened? Attorneys on Tuesday filed petitions for executive clemency on behalf of -- all but six of the death row population. What are they seeking? Each of... + más
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The Boston Globe USA Opinion May 21, 2023
Re (Editorial, May 14): Clemency, which is now a rarity, was used historically as a fail-safe to ensure that a sentence was serving justice. Innocent people may be wrongly convicted, judges may impose overly harsh sentences, and mandatory sentences are blunt instruments that... + más
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WPLG Local 10 USA Entertainment May 04, 2023
OKLAHOMA CITY – Prominent death penalty opponent Sister Helen Prejean, whose book “Dead Man Walking” was turned into a movie, on Wednesday joined others calling on Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to grant death row inmate Richard Glossip a 60-day reprieve from his scheduled... + más
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Associated Press USA Entertainment May 04, 2023
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Prominent death penalty opponent Sister Helen Prejean, whose book “Dead Man Walking” was turned into a movie, on Wednesday joined others calling on Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to grant death row inmate Richard Glossip a 60-day reprieve from his scheduled... + más
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