/tags/clemency clemency en-US SA¹ś¼Ź“«Ä± Wed, 10 Mar 2021 18:07:41 GMT /news/2021-03-10/desantis-florida-cabinet-back-plan-to-streamline-clemency Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet, acting as the Board of Executive Clemency, did away with the waiting periods, opening the door for thousands of so-called ā€œreturning citizensā€ to have their rights restored and possibly wiping out a backlog of thousands of other cases awaiting review. Wed, 10 Mar 2021 18:07:41 GMT /news/2021-03-10/desantis-florida-cabinet-back-plan-to-streamline-clemency Dara Kam / News Service of Florida /news/2021-01-20/trump-pardons-steve-bannon-lil-wayne-in-final-clemency-flurry Bannon and Lil Wayne were two of dozens of people granted clemency by Trump just hours before his terms comes to a close. Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:10:07 GMT /news/2021-01-20/trump-pardons-steve-bannon-lil-wayne-in-final-clemency-flurry Ryan Lucas, Ayesha Rascoe /news/2018-12-20/court-battle-over-felons-rights-could-end Though debate continues to swirl about carrying out a newly approved constitutional amendment, a fierce legal battle about how Gov. Rick Scott and Floridaā€¦ Thu, 20 Dec 2018 17:22:34 GMT /news/2018-12-20/court-battle-over-felons-rights-could-end News Service Of Florida /news/2018-11-01/heres-how-amendment-4-would-impact-floridians-with-felony-convictions Florida is one of the strictest states when it comes to restoring the right to vote for people with felony convictions.Former felons do not automaticallyā€¦ Thu, 01 Nov 2018 12:06:44 GMT /news/2018-11-01/heres-how-amendment-4-would-impact-floridians-with-felony-convictions /2018-09-11/felon-voting-rights-advocates-turn-to-amendment-4-for-recourse As Gov. Rick Scottā€™s Cabinet meets for its last clemency board meeting before the stateā€™s general election, the conversation surrounding felon voting... Tue, 11 Sep 2018 21:35:20 GMT /2018-09-11/felon-voting-rights-advocates-turn-to-amendment-4-for-recourse Ryan Dailey /2018-06-26/looking-to-grant-clemency-to-more-prisoners-white-house-asks-advocates-for-names Prisoner advocates say they have given the White House names of prisoners who may be ideal candidates for clemency. They are now waiting to see how the White House will proceed. Tue, 26 Jun 2018 09:00:00 GMT /2018-06-26/looking-to-grant-clemency-to-more-prisoners-white-house-asks-advocates-for-names Ayesha Rascoe