Gov. Evers re-forms Wisconsin pardons board Walker dropped

June 17, 2019 10:52 am Leave a comment

Gov. Tony Evers re-established Wisconsin's pardons board on Thursday, fulfilling a campaign promise to again consider granting pardons after his Republican predecessor, Scott Walker, halted the process eight years ago.

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Hope for gubernatorial pardons renewed in Wisconsin

March 25, 2019 8:25 am Leave a comment

Letters from people seeking pardons and prison sentence commutations sent to Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers lie stacked on a desk in Madison on March 18. Evers promised to issue pardons again after eight years of inaction under former Gov. Scott Walker. Evers has received more than 1,000 letters, phone calls and emails about his plans to revive issuing pardons but has yet to re-establish the pardons board, which was disbanded under Walker. Wisconsin is among the majority of states where governors have the power to issue pardons. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

Some are handwritten pleas. Others are typed. They come on long pieces of yellow legal paper, other times on post cards. Some include photos.

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Gov. Evers re-forms Wisconsin pardons board Walker dropped

Hope for gubernatorial pardons renewed in Wisconsin