clemency
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Within days of the interview, which was perceived in part as a ploy for clemency by Maxwell, she was moved to a minimum-security camp in Texas.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
Milton said that relationship played no role in his trial or clemency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
“That is not unusual in complex cases involving ongoing appeals, potential clemency review, and administrative proceedings.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
But the cases—and lives—of Tremane Wood and Charles Burton are ones where clemency is necessary.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026
The National Minister of Justice has decreed that there will be no clemency.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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