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Federal judge denies relief to death row inmates seeking clemency

Por: The Advocate Crime November 10, 2023

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A federal judge in Baton Rouge on Thursday rejected a to forego swift pardon hearings for 55 of 56 death row prisoners in Louisiana.  Chief U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick of the Middle District of Louisiana denied the inmates' request for a preliminary injunction. Those prisoners argued that the state Pardon Board denied them due process by refusing them swift pardon hearings in a deal with Attorney General Jeff Landry and district... + full article



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