Sentence examples for for the clemency from inspiring English sources

The information will then be passed along to Mr. Garza's lawyers for the clemency petition.

There are also reasons to question the very criteria for the clemency initiative.

"In the last few days, the Holy See confirmed its favor for the clemency act," a Justice Ministry statement said today.

"I am thankful to President Obama for the clemency I received," he wrote VICE.

As for the clemency program, Obama's White House counsel has said the president, even though a lame duck, will keep on granting clemencies in his final days in office.

Former Pardon Attorney Deborah Leff stepped down in January, and a copy of her resignation letter obtained by USA Today revealed that her efforts to get the required resources for the clemency initiative -- which now has more than 10,000 cases pending -- were not successful.

The other authors on the shortlist were Philip Hensher for The Northern Clemency, Steve Toltz for A Fraction of the Whole, and Linda Grant for The Clothes on Their Backs.

Gov. Jeb Bush said today that he would consider speeding the clemency process for Lionel.

Ms. Clark's work in prison and her expressions of remorse drew many supporters for her request for clemency; the memory of the appalling killings also drew fervent opponents.

Mr. Pataki's compassionate gesture is to be applauded, but his real task is to push for reform of the misguided laws that created the need for clemency in the first place.

The district court in Bali's capital, Denpasar, said it had received a letter from the president's office rejecting the appeal for clemency for Andrew Chan.