Clemency for trafficking survivors
Clemency for trafficking survivors One year ago this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott announced the establishment of a “customized clemency application specifically for survivors of human trafficking or domestic violence.” Created in coordination with the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, the application included a new section allowing applicants to “provide a statement to BPP about their human trafficking or domestic violence victimization.” We applauded the governor’s initiative then, as we do now. At that time, we’d been calling on Abbott and the parole board to create such a proces...