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Louisiana Pardon Board denies several clemency requests and forwards commutation recommendations for a handful of long-serving inmates
Summary
At a multi-site May 5, 2025 meeting the Louisiana Pardon Board denied several commutation or pardon requests but voted to recommend commutations for multiple long-serving inmates and a small number of pardons with weapon-restoration requests to the governor.
The Louisiana Pardon Board met May 5, 2025 and heard requests for commutation, clemency and pardon at several correctional locations, including River Oaks Nursing Home, David Wade Correctional Center, Elaine Hunt Correctional Center and the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The board denied several applications after hearing victims' families and law-enforcement opposition, and it recommended commutations in other cases, sending those recommendations to the governor for a final decision.
Board members led proceedings at multiple remote locations and allowed public comment before taking formal votes. Several high-profile requests were denied after direct victim statements and law-enforcement opposition, while at least three applicants'whose records reflected long stretches without infractions and extensive program participation'received unanimous board recommendations for commutation with immediate parole eligibility.
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