Gov. Strickland plans to decide on 1,200 clemency

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Gov. Strickland plans to decide on 1,200 clemency requests before leaving office

Before leaving office Jan. 9, Gov. Ted Strickland said he hopes to make decisions on all 1,200 applications for clemency now piled on his desk.

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Ohio Governor Grants Clemency To 39 People
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Strickland announces dozens of clemency decisions in criminal cases
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Strickland pardons 33 in first wave of decisions

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Outgoing Ohio Governor Grants Pardons to 43 People


The outgoing Ohio governor has granted clemency to 43 people after a review of 377 requests. Most had been pending from 2009.

Gov. Ted Strickland, a Democrat, on Tuesday issued 37 pardons to former inmates and commuted the sentences of six convicts. He denied clemency in 334 cases.

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The Ohio Parole Board recommended he grant clemency 23 times.

None of the cases involved the death penalty, and Strickland's office says most are associated with minor or non-violent offenses.

The pardons were granted to people who have completed their entire sentence, or never went to prison.

Strickland, a former prison psychologist, leaves office on Sunday. He says he intends to decide other clemency cases later this week.

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