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Issue Briefs

Commutations and Pardons (2023)

Subject
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
Published
09/06/2023

This issue brief outlines the commutation and pardon authority of the Governor and state legislature in Colorado. It provides an overview of the application process to seek clemency for a crime, and data on the number of pardons and commutations since 2017.

Email addresses for the Colorado legislature have changed from the @state.co.us domain to the @coleg.gov domain on December 1, 2022. Details
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