Mississippi Business Journal » clemency http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:16:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Lawmakers want changes to governor’s pardon powers http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/17/lawmakers-want-changes-to-governors-pardon-powers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lawmakers-want-changes-to-governors-pardon-powers http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/17/lawmakers-want-changes-to-governors-pardon-powers/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:20:23 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=50675 JACKSON — Some Mississippi lawmakers want to limit the governor’s pardon powers, a discussion prompted by Republican Haley Barbour’s actions as he left office last Tuesday. Barbour granted pardons or other reprieves to more than 200 people, including many convicted of violent crimes. He says most had served their time, and pardons offer a chance [...]

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