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Pardons Board Votes to Eliminate Application, Filing Fees for Inmates

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April 30, 2019 12:00 AM
By: DOC Staff

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At a recent Board of Pardons public hearing, board members voted unanimously to eliminate all fees associated with obtaining and filing commutation and clemency applications. This became effective on March 18, 2019. Previously, inmate applicants paid $8 for the application and an additional $25 to file it with the Board of Pardons.

According to DOC policy inmate applicants can be issued, via the institution library, one free Application for Clemency.


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