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- Governor Parson is on pace to review and render decisions on more clemency applications in his first four years in office than any Missouri Governor in the last 40 years. As of September 2021, there are 2,376 pending clemency applications, down from more than 3,500 when Governor Parson assumed office on June 1, 2018.
Confined applicants can obtain an Application for Executive Clemency – Confined Applicant from their Institutional Parole Officer. All completed applications should be submitted to the Missouri Parole Board, 3400 Knipp Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65109.
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Sep 30, 2021 · As of September 2021, there are 2,376 pending clemency applications, down from more than 3,500 when Governor Parson assumed office on June 1, 2018.
Dec 23, 2020 · These are the first pardons issued by the former sheriff, and he said his legal team continues to review a backlog of clemency files. According to his office, there are 3,695 pending clemency applications. In addition to the pardons, Parson commuted the sentences of three drug offenders.
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Jul 22, 2024 · The website of the Missouri Department of Corrections explains procedures applicable to clemency applications. See https://doc.mo.gov/divisions/probation-parole/executive-clemency. Pardon is available three years after discharge from sentence, without intervening convictions or charges pending.
Aug 7, 2024 · Cases in which clemency was granted to a person who did not file under the Department of Justice regulations, through the Office of the Pardon Attorney, are counted as “Petitions Granted” but have not been counted as “Petitions Pending” or “Petitions Received” since at least FY 1990.
Dec 30, 2022 · Governor Parson inherited nearly 3,700 pending clemency applications when he was sworn in as Missouri's 57th Governor. Since the start of his administration, he has granted 434 pardons, approved 20 commutations, and denied or closed more than 1,800 applications.
five years or have an Executive Clemency pending. The applicant must demonstrate exhaustion of all judicial remedies (i.e. expungement, post- conviction relief, appeals, habeas corpus, etc.).
