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Posted by: Kate Prince on Dec 27, 2022

Gov. Bill Lee last week granted clemency to 16 people, including two inmates who will be eligible for parole, the Associated Press reports. The governor approved 13 pardons and three commutations, including the elimination of parole restrictions for one 78-year-old man who has been out of prison for 18 years. Fourteen of the 16 are no longer in prison. Lee also issued expedited parole eligibility to 30 people in prison related to changes to a drug-free school zones law. This is Lee’s second round of clemency actions since taking office in 2019. The AP has more on all 16 who were granted clemency.