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Welcome to the @survivepunish New York Twitter Power hour starting now. In the next hour, we're going to talk about Clemency & @NYGovCuomo's WOEFUL, TERRIBLE record. #CuomoMIA #FreeThemNYpic.twitter.com/MnU5kmtruV
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Q1: What is clemency?
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A1: Clemency comes in two forms: sentence commutations and pardons. Clemency is an extraordinary form of relief.
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Q2: Who has the power to grant clemency in NY state?
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A2: The Governor of NY (
@NYGovCuomo) has the sole power and discretion to grant clemency under the NY constitution.#CuomoMIA#FreeThemNYNäytä tämä ketju -
Q3: What is a pardon?
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A3: An executive pardon removes a conviction from a person’s criminal record. Pardons are for people who have completed their sentences in jail or prison.
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Q4: What is a commutation?
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A4: Commutations are for currently incarcerated people. A commutation reduces a person’s sentence.
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A4 (cont’d): The Governor may reduce a person’s sentence so they are released on a certain date, or commute their sentence to make a person parole-eligible who otherwise would not be.
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Q5: What’s the clemency process in New York State?
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A5: The executive clemency bureau oversees the clemency process. They receive applications from incarcerated people and begin a review process by compiling past criminal and/or prison records.
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A5 (cont’d): The Bureau assigns some cases to attorneys at legal service agencies across the state for further assistance. All completed applications are then submitted to the Governor’s office for review.
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A5 (cont’d): There is no set timeline for when applications must be reviewed or decided on. Applications may pend indefinitely.
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Q6: Who created the NY state clemency bureau and who set the guidelines/rules/process?
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A6: The Governor did in 2015.
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Q7: Is there a law that states who the Governor can grant clemency to or how he can/should do it?
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A7: NO.
@NYGovCuomo can free anyone, at any time, for any reasons.#CuomoMIA#FreeThemNYpic.twitter.com/qc7Z49naE4
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Q8: What are some of the criteria that Cuomo himself has set for granting commutations?
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A8: According to Cuomo, commutations are granted when a person has made “exceptional strides in self-development and improvement,”
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A8 (cont’d): OR “is suffering from a terminal illness or has a severe and chronic disability”
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A8 (cont’d): OR “further incarceration would constitute gross unfairness because of the basic inequities involved.”
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Q9: How many applications are currently pending with the NY Executive Clemency Bureau?
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A9: No one knows. The bureau is not transparent on these and other numbers.
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Q10: How many commutations and pardons has Cuomo granted since 2011 (the year he started as Governor of NY)?
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A10: His record has been ABYSMAL even by his own stated goals and promises. 12 commutations and 163 pardons. There are over 50,000 people currently incarcerated in NY prisons.
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A10:
@NYGovCuomo has only commuted the sentence of ONE criminalized survivor of domestic violence in 7.5 years: https://www.thenation.com/article/waiting-for-cuomo-ny-prisoners-hope-for-clemency-from-the-governor/ …#CuomoMIANäytä tämä ketju -
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