Lee grants clemency to 17 people, including two from Shelby County
Gov. Bill Lee (middle) speaks at a press conference in Memphis on May 18. He has granted clemency to two people from Shelby County. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Gov. Bill Lee granted clemency to 17 people Thursday, Dec. 2, using the power for his first time as governor. Two of the beneficiaries are from Shelby County.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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