The Massachusetts Bar Association has released a new MassBar Beat podcast episode: “Seeking Clemency Reform in Massachusetts.”
The Massachusetts Bar Association Clemency Task Force was formed to review the clemency process in Massachusetts (commutations and pardons), and to propose changes in areas that have resulted in denial of equal justice under the law and undermined public trust and confidence in our criminal legal system. In March 2021, the task force issued a report recommending a series of reforms to be adopted by state leaders. In this episode of the MassBar Beat, host Jordan Rich talks with MBA Clemency Task Force members, including retired Supreme Judicial Court Justice Robert J. Cordy and attorneys Sabrina E. Bonanno (co-chair) and Patricia A. Dejuneas, about the task force’s recommendations and why these changes are necessary.
The Massachusetts Bar Association Clemency Task Force is hosting a webinar called, “A Time for Mercy: Clemency in Massachusetts,” on Thursday, June 10, from 6-7 p.m. See related story.
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