Bill Lee grants clemency to 16 people, one from Shelby County
The governor also made 30 people eligible for parole who were sentenced before a reformed Drug-Free School Zone law was passed in 2020.
Topic: Clemency
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December 2022
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January 2022
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Nashville Conviction Review Unit could be a model for Shelby County
Sunny Eaton, who runs Nashville’s Conviction Review Unit, said, “These wins are the kind that are absolutely changing lives for people who never deserved to be in that position.”
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December 2021
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Lee grants clemency to 17 people, including two from Shelby County
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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July 2021
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Lee, criminal justice advocates differ on clemency
Some criminal justice advocates say Gov. Bill Lee has not lived up to a commitment to use his clemency power.
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August 2020
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Former Memphian granted clemency by Trump speaks at convention
Locked in prison for 22 years, former Memphis resident Alice Johnson extolled the “compassion” of President Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention for granting her clemency.
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July 2019
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Alice Marie Johnson seeks probation dismissal
Alice Marie Johnson, the Memphis woman granted clemency by President Donald Trump after serving more than 21 years in prison on drug-related charges, is asking a federal court to terminate her five-year probation.
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January 2019
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Sanford: Haslam’s decision to grant clemency to Cyntoia Brown reflects his governing style
Gov. Bill Haslam's highly-publicized and celebrated decision granting full clemency to Cyntoia Brown is indicative of how he has governed during his two terms: a compassionate conservative moved simply by the desire to do the right thing.
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