After 2-year pause, Connecticut to resume hearing inmate sentence commutation requests
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NEW HAVEN — The state Board of Pardons and Parole for more than two years effectively ceased hearing inmates’ requests to have their sentences commuted, in part due to what an official said is an ongoing review of its application processes.
While the process now is expected to get rebooted this summer with changes in eligibility and the application process, the delay meant inmates did not have an opportunity to be heard, defense attorney Alex Taubes said.
Board Executive Director Richard Sparaco said that the panel suspended its acceptance of commutation applications in 2020 while it reviewed policies and procedures. The board had reviewed only one application in 2019, records show.