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There was a new governor, terry mcauliffe in office now. so rosenfield renewed his appeal for clemency, though he was well aware that a tiny percentage of such petitions are ever granted. and as month after month went by, it wasnt clear what, if anything, was happening. >> whats disturbing about the clemency process is that its secretive. >> reporter: but what rosenfield didnt know is that this time it was different. the governor, in fact, ordered a new investigation. >> law offices. >> reporter...

Presidents pardon power here, use clemency as a way to release people stuck in the sentencing disaster that are serving sentences that with a bipartisan agreement they should no longer be serving. hes asked the bureau of prisons to get involved in the clemency process. give us list of inmates. you know them best. who are best suited for this, who have good records in prison. what i think is a little bit surprising for some people is that there are so many current inmates who are trying to get ou...

Quote, some people have misunderstood the clemency process and think that all or most of the individuals who received clemency were actually in jail at the time of their release. approximately 90% of these individuals were no longer in custody and a majority of them had been out for years. this was about he said restoring their rights to vote, things like that. this story is far from over. a mississippi judge is now blocking the release of 21 inmates. well go live to jackson, mississippi later t...

Let me read a portion of the statement in which he said, some people have misunderstood the clemency process and think that almost all the individuals who received clemency were in jail at the time of their release. approximately 90% of those individuals were no longer in custody and a majority of them had been out for years. he also said that most of the people whom he granted clemency were approved by the parole bosrd. but there is a lot of concern in his statement he missed what everybodys co...

You know? being a trustee at the governors mansion does not change a murderer. >> late yesterday, the governor issued a statement saying, "some people have misunderstood the clemency process and think that all or most of the individuals who received clemency were in jail at the time of their release. approximately 90% of these individuals were no longer in custody and a majority of them had been out for years," said haley barbour. politicos josh gerstein has been looking into all of this and joi...

"dukes of hazard." >> former governor barb bour ran the state like boss hog. he didnt follow the law. governor barber didnt follow it. it was very clear he had to have this information. he department obtain it before he signed these pardons. now hes caused a public safety issue. these families are afraid out here. these victims have been through a terrible amount. >> martin savidge is in jackson, mississippi, this morning. martins whats the constitutional issue here? is haley barbour g...

we begin this evening with the still growing political and legal uproar in the state of mississippi. state officials may ask for nation-wide help tracking down some convicted murderers pardoned this week by the outgoing governor halee barber. some victims families are worried and furious. >> we are in jail now and david is out of jail. we will forever be looking over our shoulder wondering if today is the day that david decided that he was going to finish what he started. >> cnns marti...

>> as you know, lynn, those kind of facts only apply to the governor of illinois. >> yes. >> there are no other americans, for example, hundreds of thousands of black americans on non-violent drug offenses that go on years and years that the president has taken an interest in. i think its true and youre on tonight because youve covered it extensively out of chicago, but certainly we will would be missing the forest for the trees to think thats donald trumps concern, no? >> no, i dont think thats...

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