Clemency Action Letters
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Clemency Action Letters States In Which the Governor Has Sole Authority (13) California* Mississippi Oregon Tennessee Colorado New Mexico** South Carolina Virginia Kentucky North Carolina South Dakota Washington Wyoming States In Which the Governor Must Have the Recommendation of Clemency From a Board or Advisory Group (6) Delaware**** Florida*** Idaho Oklahoma Pennsylvania Texas States In Which the Governor May Receive a Non-binding Recommendation of Clemency From a Board or Advisory Group (11) Alabama Indiana Maryland New Hampshire Arizona Kansas Missouri Ohio Arkansas Louisiana Montana States In Which a Board or Advisory Group Determines Clemency (5) Connecticut** Nebraska Nevada Utah Georgia *California’s governor may not grant a pardon or commutation to a person twice convicted of a felony except on recommendation of the state Supreme Court, with at least four judges concurring. **Death penalty abolished prospectively in CT and NM but inmates still on death row. ***Florida's governor must have recommendation of Board, on which he or she sits. ****Without a recommendation of the Board, the Governor cannot grant clemency. The board either initially rejects an application, or choses to submit to the Governor for further consideration, without the recommendation, the Governor cannot even consider the application. For Federal Death Row inmates, the President alone has pardon power. Source: Death Penalty Information Center, State Government Websites States In Which the Governor Has Sole Authority California*: North Carolina Gov. Edmund Brown Gov. Bev Perdue Office of Governor Edmund Brown Office of Governor Beverly Perdue State Capitol, Suite 1173 20301 Mail Service Center Sacramento, CA 95814 Raleigh, NC 27699-0301 Phone: 916/445-2841 Phone: 919/733-4240 Fax: 916/558-3160 Fax: 919/733-2120 Colorado Oregon Gov. John Hickenlooper Office of Governor John Hickenlooper Gov. John Kitzhaber 136 State Capitol Office of Governor John Kitzhaber 160 State Capitol Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303 866-2471 900 Court Street Salem, OR 97301-4047 Fax: 303-866-2003 Phone: 503/378-4582 Fax: 503/378-6827 Kentucky Gov. Steven Beshear South Carolina Office of Governor Steven L. Beshear Gov. Nikki Haley The Capitol Building Office of Governor Nikki Haley 700 Capitol Avenue, Suite 100 1025 Pendleton Street Frankfort, KY 40601 Columbia, SC 29201 Phone: 502/564-2611 Phone: 803/734-2100 Fax: 502/564-2517 Fax: 803/734-5167 Mississippi South Dakota Gov. Phil Bryant Gov. Dennis Daugaard Office of Governor Phil Bryant Office of Governor Dennis Daugaard P.O. Box 139 500 East Capitol Avenue Jackson, MS 39205 Pierre, SD 57501 Phone: 601/359-3150 Phone: 605/773-3212 Fax: 601/359-3741 Fax: 605/773-5844 New Mexico** Tennessee Gov. Susana Martinez Gov. Bill Haslam State Capitol Office of Governor Bill Haslam Fourth Floor State Capitol, 1st Floor Santa Fe, NM 87501 Nashville, TN 37243-0001 Phone: 505/476-2200 Phone: 615/741-2001 Fax: 505/476-2226 Fax: 615/532-9711 Virginia Phone: 360/902-4111 Gov. Robert McDonnell Fax: 360/753-4110 Office of Governor Bob McDonnell Patrick Henry Building Wyoming 1111 East Broad Street, 3rd Floor Gov. Matthew Mead Richmond, VA 23219 Office of Governor Matthew Mead Phone: 804/786-2211 State Capitol Building Fax: 804/371-6351 200 West 24th Street Cheyenne, WY 82002 Phone: 307/777-7434 Washington Fax: 307/632-3909 Gov. Chris Gregoire Office of Governor Chris Gregoire P.O. Box 40002 Olympia, WA 98504-0002 States In Which the Governor Must Have the Recommendation of Clemency From a Board or Advisory Group Delaware Florida Parole Commission Gov. Jack Markell 4070 Esplanade Way Office of Governor Jack Markell Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Tatnall Building Phone: 850/488-2952 William Penn Street Fax: 850/488-0695 Dover, DE 19901 Idaho Phone: 302/744-4101 Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter Fax: 302/739-2775 Office of Governor C.L "Butch" Otter Delaware Board of Pardons Office of the Governor Secretary of State’s Office PO Box 83720 401 Federal Street, Townsend Building, Suite 3 Boise, ID 83720-0034 Dover, DE 19901 Phone: 208/334-2100 Phone: 302/739-4111 Fax: 208/334-3454 Fax: 302/739-7654 Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole Florida*** P.O. Box 83720 Gov. Rick Scott State House Mail Office of Governor Rick Scott Boise, ID 83720-1807 The Capitol Tel: (208) 334-25200 400 S. Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001 Phone: 850/488-7146 Fax: 850/487-0801 Phone: 717/787-2500 Fax: 717/772-8284 Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin Pennsylvania Board of Pardons Office of Governor Mary Fallin 333 Market Street, 15th Floor State Capitol Building Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126 2300 Lincoln Blvd., Suite 212 Phone: 717/787-2596 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Fax: 717/772-3135 Phone: 405/521-2342 Texas Fax: 405/521-3353 Gov. Rick Perry Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board Office of Governor Rick Perry 120 North Robinson Avenue, Suite 900W P.O. Box 12428 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102 Austin, TX 78711 Phone: 405/602-5863 Phone: 512/463 -2000 Fax: 405/602-6437 Fax: (512) 463-1849 Pennsylvania Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles Gov. Tom Corbett 8610 Shoal Creek Blvd Office of Governor Tom Corbett Austin, TX 78757 225 Main Capitol Building Phone: 512/406-5852 Harrisburg, PA 17120 Fax: 512/467- 0945 States In Which the Governor May Receive a Non-binding Recommendation of Clemency From a Board or Advisory Group Alabama: Gov. Robert Bentley Arizona Board of Executive Clemency Office of Governor Robert Bentley 1645 West Jefferson, Ste. 101 Phoenix, AZ 85007 State Capitol Phone: 602-542-5656 600 Dexter Avenue Fax: 602-542-5680 Montgomery, AL 36130-2751 Phone: 334/242-7100 Arkansas Fax: 334/353-0004 Gov. Mike Beebe Office of Governor Mike Beebe State Capitol Room 250 Arizona: Little Rock, AR 72201 Gov. Jan Brewer Phone: 501/682-2345 State Capitol Fax: 501/682-1382 1700 West Washington Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: 602/542-4331 Arkansas Parole Board Fax: 602/542-7601 2 Union National Plaza Bldg 105 W. Capitol Avenue, Suite 500 Maryland Little Rock, AR 72201 Gov. Martin O'Malley Phone: 501/682-3850 Office of Governor Martin O'Malley Fax: 501/371-3550 State House 100 State Circle Indiana Annapolis, MD 21401 Gov. Mitch Daniels Phone: 410/974-3901 Office of Governor Mitch Daniels Fax: 410/974-3275 State House 200 W. Washington Street, Suite 206 Maryland Parole Commission Indianapolis, IN 46204-2797 6776 Reisterstown Road, Suite 307 Phone: 317/232-4567 Baltimore, MD 21215-2343 Fax: 317/232-3443 Tel: (410) 585-3200 Fax: (410) 764-4355 Indiana Parole Board 302 W. Washington St., Rm. E334 Missouri Indiana Government Center So. Gov. Jeremiah Nixon Indianapolis, IN 46204-2278 Office of Governor Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon Phone: 317/232-5673 Missouri Capitol Building P.O. Box 720 Kansas Jefferson City, MO 65102 Gov. Sam Brownback Phone: 573/751-3222 Office of Governor Sam Brownback Fax: 573/751-1212 State Capitol 300 SW 10th Avenue, Suite 241S Missouri Department of Corrections Topeka, KS 66612-1590 Division of the Board of Probation and Parole Phone: 785/296-3232 3400 Knipp Drive Fax: 785/368-8788 Jefferson City, MO 65109 Tel: (573) 751-8488 Louisiana Fax: (573) 751-8501 Gov. Bobby Jindal Office of Governor Bobby Jindal P. O. Box 94004 Montana Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9004 Gov. Brian Schweitzer Office of Governor Brian Schweitzer Phone: 225/342-7015 PO Box 200801 Fax: 225/342-7099 State Capitol Helena, MT 59620-0801 Louisiana Board of Pardons Phone: 406/444-3111 504 Mayflower Street, Bldg 6 Fax: 406/444-5529 Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Phone: 225/342-5421 Fax: 225/342-2289 Montana Board of Pardons and Parole Concord, NH 03301 1002 Hollenbeck Road Phone: 603/271-3632 Deer Lodge, Montana 59722 Fax: 603/271-3633 Phone: 406/846-1404 Fax: 406/846-3512 Ohio Gov. John Kasich New Hampshire Office of Governor John Kasich Gov. John Lynch 77 South High Street Office of Governor John Lynch Riffe Center, 30th Floor State House Columbus, OH 43215-6117 107 North Main Street Phone: 614/466-3555 Concord, NH 03301 Fax: 614/466-9354 Phone: 603/271-2121 Fax: 603/271-7640 Ohio Parole Board New Hampshire Executive Council 770 West Broad Street 107 North Main Street Columbus, OH 43222 State House, Room 207 (617) 752-1200 States In Which a Board or Advisory Group Determines Clemency Connecticut** State Board of Pardons and Paroles Gov. Dan Malloy 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, S.E. Office of Governor Dan Malloy Suite 458, Balcony Level, East Tower State Capitol Atlanta, GA 30334-4909 210 Capitol Avenue Tel: (404) 656-5651 Hartford, CT 06106 Fax: (404) 651-8502 Phone: 860/566-4840 Fax: 860/524-7395 Connecticut Board of Pardons and Parole Nebraska 55 West Main Street Waterbury, CT 06702 Gov. Dave Heineman Phone: (203) 805-6605 Office of Governor Dave Heineman 1319 State Capitol Fax: (203) 805-6652 P.O. Box 94848 Georgia Lincoln, NE 68509-4601 Phone: 402/471-2244 Gov. Nathan Deal Office of Governor Nathan Deal Fax: 402/471-6031 203 State Capitol Nebraska Board of Pardons Atlanta, GA 30334 Phone: 404/656-1776 P.O. Box 94754 Lincoln, NE 68509-4754 Fax: 404/657-7332 Tel: (402) 479-5726 Fax: (402) 471-2453 Utah Gov. Gary Herbert Office of Governor Gary R. Herbert Nevada Utah State Capitol Complex Gov. Brian Sandoval 350 North State Street, Suite 200 Office of Governor Brian Sandoval PO Box 142220 State Capitol Building Salt Lake City, UT 84114 101 North Carson Street Phone: 801/538-1000 Carson City, NV 89701 Fax: 801/538-1557 Phone: 775/684-5670 Fax: 775/684-5683 State of Utah Board of Pardons and Parole 448 East Winchester Street Suite 300 Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners Murray, Utah 84107 1677 Old Hot Springs Rd., Suite A Tel: (801) 261-6464 Carson City, NV 89706 Fax: (801) 261-6481 Tel: (775) 687-5049 Fax: (775) 687-6736 .