Governor Cuomo Grants Clemency to 61 Individuals

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today issued pardons to 18 individuals who are contributing members of society and face the threat of deportation and other immigration-related challenges as a result of previous convictions, pardons to 39 individuals who committed misdemeanors and non-violent crimes when they were 16 or 17 years old and have been crime free for 10 years or more, and commutations to two individuals who have demonstrated substantial evidence of rehabilitation and a commitment to community violence reduction.

Read more, including a statement from JoAnne Page, President & CEO of the Fortune Society, in the official press release.