... Institute of Justice. All rights reserved. 2022 Clemency pardon commutation criminal justice reform disparities second chance mechanisms The Role of Clemency in Criminal Justice Reform, 2022 MARK OSLER* Professor and Robert and Marion Short Distinguished Chair in Law, University of St. Thomas...

...Matthew Gluck; Jack Goldsmith Since the nineteenth century, presidents have largely relied on recommendations from the Office of the Pardon Attorney when granting pardons and commutations. The current process for making clemency recommendations usually takes more than a year. It is governed...

...The Elsinore Bennu Think Tank for Restorative Justice The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is in the middle of a tremendous reform of criminal justice policy: for the first time in forty years, there is momentum behind commutations of life sentences. People who have served decades behind prison walls...