Washington state Clemency and Pardons Board will be expanded
Washington’s Clemency and Pardons Board will be expanded, and members will begin to receive pay under a state law approved earlier this year.
Enlarging the board is intended to help it hear more cases. In recent years, the number of people seeking and getting hearings has increased, but because the board consists of only five volunteer members and only meets four times a year, it limits the number of cases it can review.
“Because of that, we’ve seen people waiting multiple years now to get a hearing,” said Jennie Pasquarella, legal director at the Seattle Clemency Project.
The process used to only take a couple of months, Pasquarella said.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/06/16/washington-state-clemency-and-pardons-board-will-be-expanded/