Massachusetts governor recommends pardons for seven just halfway through first year in office
Associated PressMaura Healey recommended pardons for seven individuals Thursday, an unusual move for a Massachusetts governor just five months into her first term. “I believe deeply in our justice system and the important work of making it more fair and equitable for all of our residents,” Healey said at the Statehouse. “Justice delayed can be justice denied.” Healey said the seven had been convicted of crimes years ago at a young age, had accepted responsibility, and had spent decades abiding by the law. Healey said the administration is working to revise clemency guidelines — taking into account factors like racial disparities and brain development in young people — and added that clemency provides an opportunity to “soften the harshest edges” of the criminal justice system.
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