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Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles grants multiple pardons, sets hearings and reviews certificates of employability
Summary
At its May 4, 2026 pre-screen, the Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles granted four certificates of employability, denied one, approved numerous pardons on the expedited docket, and scheduled full hearings for several applicants with recent or serious offenses.
The Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles met on May 4, 2026, to conduct expedited pre-screen reviews and consider five certificates of employability and 23 expedited pardon applications. Chair Nancy Turner led the session, which was held in public and included the board members introduced at the start of the meeting.
The board considered five certificates of employability (COE). The board granted certificates to Shaquana Edwards, Alicia Stevens, David de los Santos (with a stipulation prohibiting duties that require operating a motor vehicle or truck), and William Outlaw IV. The board denied a COE for Andrew Golden, citing the recentness and seriousness of his conviction. “I just would like to see more time in the community,” board member Robert Sowski said while explaining concerns about Golden’s continued work in the same field following a recent conviction.
On the expedited pardon docket, the board reviewed 23 applications. Several applicants received full and absolute pardons on motion, including Seth Apt, Trevon Barnes, Andre Bet, Karude Brown, Michael McCrae, David McDonald Jr., Shawn Moore, Daniel Munz, Juan Vez, Guy Clemens Jr., Dit Harmon, Jan Husman Jr., Victor Lab Boy, Christopher Robinson and others. For other files the board either denied pardons (for example, Eric Konis and Diana Tapia Flores were denied due to minimizing responsibility and the serious, coordinated nature of offenses, respectively) or voted to send the applicant to a full pardon hearing for more information (for example, Adulo Mailspin, Tene Clark, Zyra Cruz, Danny Strong, Frederick Cook, James Seavoy and multiple others).
On cases sent to hearings, members cited a need to probe recent behavior, patterns of offending, evidence of rehabilitation, outstanding restitution or public-safety risks. On Adulo Mailspin the board cited repeated DUI-type convictions across multiple states and asked for a hearing to examine sobriety and supervision history; board member Ailen Keys said, “I would like a full hearing as well.” For James Seavoy, whose conviction involved a sexual offense against a student, multiple members voiced strong concern about the record and how Seavoy described the offense, but the board voted by majority to bring him in for a hearing to further investigate treatment, remorse and victim impacts.
The board emphasized that granting a pardon is not a finding of innocence. Chair Nancy Turner reiterated procedural points about timelines for record changes and notification: a granted pardon can take several weeks to be reflected in criminal-history records, and the board is not responsible for material that remains on third-party websites.
The panel concluded the May 4 pre-screen meeting after individually deliberating each file and recording motions and votes. Several applicants were scheduled for full hearings next month; other applicants were denied or granted pardons on the spot. The board noted that it may go into executive session in future proceedings when necessary to discuss confidential material.
