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.
The Louisiana Board of Pardons had a round of "administrative review hearings" for five death row inmates Friday morning, as a recent settlement agreement outlined.
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
Antoinette Frank, the infamous New Orleans police officer and the only woman facing execution in Louisiana, will argue for mercy along with four condemned men on Friday as the Louisiana Board of Pardons weighs clemency hearings for the first in a historic batch of pleas from death-row.