When you apply for a pardon, you must submit information regarding every crime that you have been convicted of. If you’ve committed crimes in the state of Connecticut, gathering the police reports and other necessary documentation will be relatively easy. However, if you have been convicted in another state, you will have to contact each [...]
There are two different entities that can grant a pardon. They are given by the state or by the President of the United States. These two pardons (a state pardon and a presidential pardon) have many similarities and differences. On this page, I will compare and contrast these types of pardons. This can help you [...]
If you have been convicted of a federal crime, and you want to get a pardon, you should seek a presidential pardon. The President of the United States has the power to grant or deny clemency, including pardons, commutations of sentence, remissions, and reprieves. If you think that you fall into this category and you [...]
As you may have realized, you can get pardoned by a Board of Pardons at different levels. You can get pardoned at the state level, or the President of the United States at a federal level. In the next few weeks, I am going to focus on topics related to the presidential pardon. On this page, I [...]