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A White man is looking down with his hands on his hips, while leaning against a wall. He is dressed in a white button-up shirt with rolled-up sleeves, orange and black pants.
Closing Argument May 6, 2023
Connecticut Normalized Clemency. Not Anymore.
After commuting nearly 100 sentences in less than two years, the state is facing a backlash.
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President Joe Biden, a white male in a navy blue suit, delivering a speech at a podium with the seal of the President of the United States.
Closing Argument October 15, 2022
Don’t Expect Mass Prison Releases From Biden’s Marijuana Clemency
The president’s mass pardon may signal a shift in the federal approach to cannabis, but it won’t let anyone out of prison.
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Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort arrived to his arraignment in New York in 2019.
Analysis January 19, 2021
Trump’s Pardons Show The Process Has Always Been Broken
Donald Trump’s volatile approach to granting clemency epitomizes a system that many have long hoped to change.
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Borey Ai, who killed a woman during a robbery when he was a teenager, is one of about 20 Southeast Asian immigrants who are asking California Gov. Jerry Brown for pardons.
News November 20, 2018
The Jerry Brown Way of Pardoning
Former inmates facing deportation place their hope in California's outgoing governor.
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News January 18, 2017
How Obama Disappointed on the Death Penalty
Two commutations this week was less than many had hoped for.
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News December 23, 2015
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Christmas Pardons
It’s not true that prisoners get released during the holidays
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News December 14, 2015
The Bureaucracy of Mercy
Why hasn’t President Obama freed more prisoners? Maybe that’s the wrong question.
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Feature October 23, 2015
Exclusive: Obama Calls the Death Penalty “Deeply Troubling.”
A one-on-one interview with the president.
By The Marshall Project
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signs a gun bill at the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s office on June. 24.
Analysis June 26, 2015
Scott Walker on Crime and Punishment: Back to the ‘90s
As his rivals ease up, one candidate hangs tough
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