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Myon Burrell Freed After 18 Years In Minnesota Prison
As a condition of Burrell’s release he will serve the remaining two years of the commuted sentence on supervised release.
Sentenced to life in prison as a teenager, Myron Burrell is finally free. Gov. Tim Walz proposed commuting Burrell’s sentence to 20 years, citing research concerning life imprisonment for teenagers and the differences between the brains and decision making capacity of teenagers versus adults.
The governor, the attorney general and the chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court make up the Minnesota Board of Pardons. Ellison and Walz approved the commutation. Lorie Skjerven Gildea, chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, recused herself due to her prior involvement in the case.