Lee, criminal justice advocates differ on clemency
Gov. Bill Lee (middle) has not granted anyone clemency more than halfway through his first term, despite campaign promises that he would use the power consistently. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Some criminal justice advocates say Gov. Bill Lee has not lived up to a commitment to use his clemency power.
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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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