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Resources / Gubernatorial Clemency Powers: Justice or Mercy?
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"One of the purposes of this article is to show that the clemency power, constitutionally vested in each state to the chief executive or an executive board, is broad and essential to a just system. The unfortunate reality is that over the last three decades, the clemency power has been significantly underutilized."