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Luis Villaran, 64, of Delray Beach, pleaded guilty to charges of false affirmation and voting as an unqualified elector Wednesday, receiving six months probation.

Luis Villaran, 64, of Delray Beach, pleaded guilty to charges of false affirmation and voting as an unqualified elector Wednesday, receiving six months probation.

The Board of Executive Clemency would no longer have to seek out a governor’s signature to grant release to inmates with terminal illnesses and would generally expand the power of the board to grant medical release under a proposed bill.

When it comes to recommendations from the Board of Executive Clemency, advocates for clemency say former Gov. Doug Ducey fell short in responding to requests for pardons and commutations.

NEW HANOVER COUNTY — A man charged with drug and weapon offenses in New Hanover county 23 years ago was one of only four to receive a pardon from Gov.

One was William Mee, a Meigs County resident, who was convicted in 1981 of first-degree murder and was released from prison in 2004 but remains on probation.

Just as Rod Velez indicated he would be sworn into the Broward County School Board Thursday morning, following a months-long saga over his eligibility, Gov. Ron DeSantis declared the seat vacant — and appointed Daniel Foganholi to it. "I'm going to continue to fight," Velez said.

Cooper Commutes Sentences and Issues Pardons of Forgiveness

Oregon’s Democratic governor emptied death row and Nevada’s tried, even as some red states try to ramp up their killing. But partisan divides on capital punishment remain complex.

Issues speaking out about the controversial decision. christina coleman is following the product for us. >> brian several weeks left in office kate brown used for executive clemency powers to commute the sentence of 17 inmates on death row to life in prison without parole. convicted murderer christian was sentenced to death for the brutal december 2001 killings of his wife and three children. under the governors new order he will no longer be on death row. the father of the woman killed call the...