Governor Quinn Acts on 604 Clemency Petitions on Christmas Eve

12/24/2014

In one of his final batches of executive clemency decisions before leaving office, Governor Quinn granted 179 petitions and denied 425 this Christmas Eve. That brings Quinn's total number of clemency decisions to 3,962 with 1,418 of them granted.

A separate Christmas Eve article in the Chicago Tribune examined the state of clemency petitions in Illinois, while detailing a couple of petitioners seeking pardons based on their claims of innocence. Although Quinn has a good track record of granting pardons for petitioners showing rehabilitation, he has been far more hesitant to grant pardons declaring the innocence of those wrongfully convicted. The article is well worth the read, and not just because I am quoted in it (though that never hurts).

Congratulations to all of you receiving clemency on this holiday! Now that you can move on with your rights restored and your convictions expunged, I am sure that this will always be remembered as a very merry Christmas.

23 Comments

bryan

12/24/2014 03:10:41 pm

is there a list for the 179 pardoned on 12-24-2014

steve

12/24/2014 07:47:17 pm

Can I please have the list of pardons sent to sdwalker@eiu.edu

Jenn T.

12/24/2014 09:06:27 pm

So how long does it take for the petitioners to receive notification? The batches of request do include current incarcerated requests (I hope)? What is the next step and why isn't there a written law and process for the state of Illinois that would encourage addressing these kinds of request and to receive the outcome of decisions made in a timely fashion?

olivia segura

12/24/2014 09:56:59 pm

Does anyone have the list? Please email me the list at oliviasegura113@yahoo.com. thank you

Chris

12/24/2014 10:00:15 pm

Here is the list

https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.documentcloud.org/documents/1385942/quinn-clemencies-on-dec-24.pdf

jesse robinson

12/26/2014 04:51:42 am

if anyone have the list will u please send it to me...Thank You,j4j4good@yahoo.com

slee

12/24/2014 10:07:24 pm

I truly pray I was on that list!

Jason

12/24/2014 10:55:12 pm

Can someone forward me the list please to jasonghera80@gmail.com. Thank you. Good luck to all and Merry Christmas!

Tracy

12/25/2014 01:53:29 am

I would also appreciate a copy of the list. Thank you and happy holiday! miazanah@gmail.com

Matt

12/25/2014 08:56:56 am

At the very least Quinn has been working on them unlike Blago. Been waiting since 2010 for an answer. Getting pretty ruff waiting for it either way it may go

Pat Calahan

12/25/2014 09:17:22 am

Bryant, how do you know of the Prison Review Boards decision? If they recommend pardon or not? My husband's case was reviewed in April 2014 - I know we have a long wait but how do we find out the Board's recommendation. Thank you.

Bryant Chavez

12/26/2014 12:52:09 am

By statute, the recommendations to the Governor by the Prisoner Review Board are kept confidential.

Brandon

12/25/2014 11:38:23 am

For those that were given a second chance do your best and good luck

Debbie

12/25/2014 09:16:33 pm

Tried the link it did not work, can someone forward the list. dswatson@mediacombb.net

Thank you and good luck to everyone

amanda

12/25/2014 11:20:22 pm

Thanks

jason

12/27/2014 12:39:02 am

Go directly to gov.quinn, his picture is on the left hand side. Under his picture you will see a PDf link, click on it and you will see his list.

mike

12/27/2014 02:39:27 am

My conviction is only 3 years old and I noticed most of the 179 Quinn just did are at least a few years older than that. So I'm not expecting mine this batch but still watching just in case. Congrats to you who got it, and best of luck to those still waiting..

Betsy

12/27/2014 08:35:40 am

Praise God, the governor included our family in granting clemency this Christmas! Do I need to do something now to request expungement or does the convicting county get notified? The forms I found online requesting expungment are for people who were never convicted. Best of luck to all those still waiting.

Bryant Chavez

12/27/2014 02:22:43 pm

Congratulations! You must still separately petition the court for the expungement. If you need legal representation in this matter, feel free to call or submit an inquiry through the website.

1/6/2015 08:44:47 am

There is a release on Gov Quinn's website that tells you how to get the list.

http://www3.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=2&RecNum=12923

CHICAGO – Governor Pat Quinn today granted 102 and denied 208 clemency petitions. After inheriting more than 2,500 cases that built up during the previous administration, the Governor continues to make significant progress acting on clemencies.

The 310 clemency petitions acted upon today by Governor Quinn are part of dockets dating back to 2008. Each person granted clemency has recently undergone a criminal background check through the Illinois State Police’s Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS).

A granted clemency request for a pardon with expungement allows the petitioner to seek expungement of their conviction through the court system.

Since taking office, Governor Quinn has acted on 4,272 clemency petitions. Governor Quinn has granted 1,520 and denied 2,752 petitions.

For additional information on the granted clemency cases, please contact Ken Tupy at the Prisoner Review Board at (217) 782-1610 or Ken.Tupy@illinois.gov.

1/6/2015 08:45:51 am

My name is on the current list! Hurray. How long does it take to receive the letter in the mail so I can begin the expungement process?

Thanks

Kenisha

1/12/2015 11:44:23 pm

What is the process once clemency has been granted?

Betsy

1/31/2015 01:23:15 am

FYI for anyone waiting to receive notification...ours was in this Christmas Eve batch and we received mailed notification from the state this past week. I figure there was probably a few days longer delay than normal due to holidays but that would suggest allow about a month to get your mailed notification once you've been approved. Best of luck to everyone.

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