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FAMM COMMUTATION RESOURCES
Download FAMM's answers to frequently asked questions about clemency and our guide to filing a federal commutation request.
Read our FAQs about clemency
Read our guide to filing a federal clemency request
BLOGS
Pardon Power
A blog by Professor P.S. Ruckman, devoted to clemency news and issues; also includes numerous links to data he has compiled over the years regarding federal clemency practices.
STATE-BY-STATE CLEMENCY PROCEDURES
Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
Site includes summaries of clemency procedures for all 50 states, updated periodically.
Criminal Justice Resources - Clemency Law
Attorney Ken Strutin has constructed this page, which features links to all of the state government (i.e., pardon and parole boards, governors’ websites) sites dealing with clemency.
Margaret Colgate Love’s Relief from the Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Conviction: A State-by-State Resource Guide
Read factsheets describing the clemency process in all 50 states, available at the website of The Sentencing Project.
National Governors Association
Lists bios, news, and other information about the governors of all 50 states.
FEDERAL CLEMENCY APPLICATION FORMS & RULES
Office of the Pardon Attorney
Federal Commutation Application Forms
Federal Pardon Application Forms
Federal Clemency Regulations
Standards for Consideration of Federal Clemency Applications
Federal Clemency Statistics
COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES OF CONVICTIONS
U.S. Office of the Pardon Attorney Collateral Consequences
The Office of the Pardon Attorney has produced a description of
collateral consequences imposed by federal statutes as a result of a criminal conviction, available in PDF format (Adobe Reader required).
CLEMENCY IN DEATH PENALTY CASES
The Death Penalty Information Center
Provides information, data, and resources on nation-wide use of the death penalty, including information on clemency.
Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel
Links to news, articles, and data on the federal death penalty and
federal clemency in death penalty cases.
Click here to visit FAMM's page on Federal Commutations