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Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles processes prescreen dockets, grants multiple pardons and schedules hearings
Summary
At its April 13, 2026 meeting the Board of Pardons and Paroles conducted expedited and prescreen dockets, granting absolute pardons for multiple applicants, denying some requests for lack of offense detail, and scheduling full hearings for applicants where victims or additional information must be consulted.
The Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles met on April 13, 2026, in a public expedited prescreen and prescreen review session to consider applications for absolute pardons and certificates of employability. Chair Jennifer Medina Zaccagnini opened the meeting, reviewed statutory authority and procedures for public and executive-session deliberations, and explained timelines for expungement and notification.
During the expedited prescreen docket—the set of cases eligible for administrative action because they did not require victim outreach—board members reviewed individual files and repeatedly moved, seconded, and voted on pardons. For example, after a panel summary of his record one board member said, “I would support a…
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