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Missouri governor commutes sentence of white police officer convicted of fatally shooting Black man
3 weeks ago

Missouri governor commutes sentence of white police officer convicted of fatally shooting Black man

Associated Press  

— A white former Kansas City police officer who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black man was released from prison Friday after Missouri’s governor commuted his sentence to parole. Johnson said in a statement that DeValkenaere had an outstanding record of service, adding: “While we strongly maintain that Eric is completely innocent, even those …

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Tennessee court rules man who received clemency in Virginia still can’t register to vote
1 year, 6 months ago

Tennessee court rules man who received clemency in Virginia still can’t register to vote

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against a man who sought to register to vote in the state after receiving clemency for a crime committed decades ago in Virginia. That’s because of a Tennessee law that requires people seeking to restore their voting rights to first prove they have paid all outstanding court costs, restitution and child …

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Former jailer seeks clemency for one death row inmate
3 years, 7 months ago

Former jailer seeks clemency for one death row inmate

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — If Richard Moore is executed, he will have some say in how he goes — the electric chair or the firing squad. Moore is one of three prisoners on South Carolina’s death row who have run out of appeals in the past six months and could be among the first to face the grim choice under a …

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Clemency director Chinonye Chukwu: ‘Society doesn’t care about black women’s humanity’
4 years, 5 months ago

Clemency director Chinonye Chukwu: ‘Society doesn’t care about black women’s humanity’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Elaine Brown’s is another story that we haven’t seen on screen,” she says, particularly “this …

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Cyntoia Brown, sentenced to life at the age of 16, gets clemency
6 years ago

Cyntoia Brown, sentenced to life at the age of 16, gets clemency

Al Jazeera  

Brown, whose case drew national US attention, said she was a victim of child trafficking when she killed a man in 2004. Democrat Stacey Abrams, who ran a close governor campaign in neighbouring Georgia, tweeted, “Justice has finally been served … This victory belongs to Cyntoia Brown & to the Tennessee human trafficking activists, especially Black women, who refused to …

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