“Yeah, but that wasn’t a conviction.”
Posted by Bryant Chavez: Yesterday was the day for the Chicago hearings for the pardon petitions filed in July. The hearings are held before the Prisoner Review Board, who then make a confidential recommendation to Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn as to whether he should grant the petition or not. At the hearings, the board will ask all sorts of questions delving into the life of [...]
Tagged: Chicago > conviction > DUI > felony > Governor Quinn > Governor's pardon > Illinois > misdemeanor > possession of a controlled substance > Prisoner Review Board
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Governor Quinn creating tradition: granting pardons during holiday season – 85 granted on Good Friday, 2011
Last April (2010), Governor Quinn granted 147 pardons to people with convictions on their records who either proved innocence or rehabilitation. This year (2011), on Good Friday, Governor Quinn granted 85 more pardons. He’s also granted pardons around Thanksgiving and Christmas too. Finally, we have a Governor who takes the pardon power seriously and believes in giving people another chance, if they have proved they [...]
Tagged: clemency > commutation > conviction > Expunge > felon > felony > Governor > Governor Quinn > Illinois Prisoner Review Board > misdemeanor > pardon > petition > Quinn > Seal
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