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Healey seeks another round of pardons
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Source: Gloucester Daily Times
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... BOSTON — A week after winning reelection to a second term, Democratic Gov. Maura Healey is wielding her executive clemency powers again to recommend pardons for more individuals with past criminal convictions.Healey has recommended pardons for two people who were arrested for selling narcotics years ago, but have turned their lives around since their convictions.kAm%96 C6BF6DED 7@C 6I64FE:G6 4=6>6?4J 2C6 6IA64E65 E@ 36 2AAC@G65 3J E96 ?:?6\>6>36C v@G6C?@C’D r@F?4:=[ H9:49 92D 7:?2= D2J @G6C E96 A2C5@?D] %96 A2?6= :D 492:C65 3J {E] v@G] z:> sC:D4@==[ w62=6J’D D64@?5\:?\4@>>2?5]k^Am kAm“~FC ;FDE:46 DJDE6> D9@F=5 C64@8?:K6 H96? A6@A=6 92G6 E2<6? C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ 2?5 >256 >62?:?87F= 492?86D :? E96:C =:G6D[” w62=6J D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E] “%96D6 A2C5@?D 2C6 23@FE 72:C?6DD 2?5 C6>@G:?8 32CC:6CD E@ ;@3D[ 9@FD:?8 2?5 @E96C @AA@CEF?:E:6D]”k^AmkAmp>@?8 E9@D6 C64@>>6?565 7@C 4=6>6?4J :D y2J22C v@?K2=6K[ H9@ H2D 4@?G:4E65 @7 5:DEC:3FE:@?
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