Second Look Project News Today

D.C.'s push to take back control of its parole system from the feds looks pretty much dead, thanks largely to local incompetence.

In December, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul granted clemency to 12 convicts. Last month, several of them finally made it home, including Bruce Bryant, whom advocates call "the poster child for clemency" and who spent nearly 30 years in prison for a murder he's always maintained he didn't commit.

Incarcerated people applying for early release would much rather do so from the D.C. Jail, but they've been blocked from doing so for years.

BRYANT HAS SERVED 30 YEARS IN PRISON AND BECOMES ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE 
Perlmutter Center Continues to Seek Bruce Bryants Exoneration

The governor also commuted the sentences of two men convicted of murder, and pardoned several immigrants who were facing deportation.

Across the U.S., people in prison are hoping for compassion — and clemency — allowing them to rejoin their loved ones.

RICHMOND, Va. -- Several people pardoned for past crimes recently advocated in favor of legislation known as the “Second Look” bill.