releases, there were 21 murderers, eight sex offenders and 50 others convicted of violent crimes including armed robbery, assault and kidnapping. barber points out that most of those to whom he granted clemency had already been out of prison for years. but district attorney michael guess says a big problem with pardons is they clear convicts' records, hiding their crimes from the public. >> i believe that the public has a right to know whom they're hiring, whom they're associating with, whom they're entrusting their children with. >> reporter: at the state capital, democrats are drafting legislation that would require the governor to consult with police and families before pardons violent criminals. >> these victims need to be heard, their families need to be heard. >> reporter: now, the new mississippi governor, a republican, said he supports such controls and says he does not expect to use his pardon power very much because as a former prosecutor, he really cares about the feelings of the victims and their families.
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