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Gov. Maura Healey on Oct. 31 unveiled an overhaul of the guidelines she will consider for pardon and commutation applications.

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday unveiled an overhaul of the guidelines she will consider for pardon and commutation applications, which her office said “explicitly outline” for the first

Her office said these guidelines "explicitly outline" for the first time how a governor will deploy executive clemency as a tool to "address unfairness and systemic bias in the criminal justice system."

Governor Maura Healey’s newly released framework signals the Democrat’s willingness to not only wield clemency earlier and more often than her predecessors but consider a variety of different circumstances in doing so.

Governor also recommends two more pardons, bringing total to 13 in first year BOSTON – Governor Maura T. Healey today released groundbreaking new clemency guidelines that align with her administration’s commitment to center fairness and equity in the criminal justice system. These guidelines are designed to provide guidance to petitioners seeking pardons or commutations and to assist the […]

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey moved quickly to start recommending pardons in the first year of her term, and while theres still potential for near-term action on a handful of

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey moved quickly to start recommending pardons in the first year of her term, and while there’s still potential for near-term action on a handful of