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Clemency for Six Colorado Prisoners Could Serve Justice and Save Millions -- So Why Won't the Gov. Try It?new

To date, Gov. Bill Ritter has issued just two pardons and not a single commutation, a situation that frustrates prisoner advocates.
Westword  |  Alan Prendergast  |  10-26-2009  |  Crime & Justice

Outlook is Bleak for Man Who Claims He Was Falsely Convictednew

Things aren't looking too good for Fredrick Freeman, who is serving a life sentence for the 1986 murder of Scott Macklem in Port Huron. He's exhausted his state appeals and now has filed a habeas petition in U.S. District Court in Detroit. That case is still pending.
Metro Times  |  Staff  |  07-01-2008  |  Crime & Justice

More Michigan Prisoners Seek Clemencynew

Since its formation in February, the Executive Clemency Advisory Council has helped inspire an unprecedented number of requests for clemency.
Metro Times  |  Sandra Svoboda  |  08-28-2007  |  Crime & Justice

What We Might Kill If We Kill 'Tookie'new

Perhaps the best argument against capital punishment is the story of how the judicial system mistreated Stanley "Tookie" Williams, who has spent half of his 51 years on San Quentin's Death Row.
North Bay Bohemian  |  Peter Byrne  |  12-12-2005  |  Commentary

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