Louisiana pardon board denies clemency hearings to five on death row
The Louisiana state Board of Pardons voted Friday against granting clemency hearings to five Louisiana death row prisoners.
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The Louisiana state Board of Pardons voted Friday against granting clemency hearings to five Louisiana death row prisoners.
There was a rush to hold hearings before the anti-death penalty governor, John Bel Edwards, leaves office in January
There was a rush to hold hearings before the anti-death penalty governor, John Bel Edwards, leaves office in January
A handful of inmates who were seeking a shot at leniency amid a push to clear Louisiana's death row were denied clemency hearings Friday.
The Louisiana Board of Pardons rejected the clemency applications of all five death-row prisoners who came Friday hoping for mercy before Gov. John Bel Edwards leaves office.