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Northam appoints Lethia Hammond to Virginia Parole Board, announces new clemency initiatives
Published Friday, May. 21, 2021, 10:58 am
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Gov. Ralph Northam this week announced the appointment of Lethia Hammond as vice chair of the Virginia Parole Board and unveiled several new initiatives to streamline the clemency process, including a redesigned pardons website and petition portal.
“Lethia Hammond’s vast experience in the criminal justice system will strengthen the Virginia Parole Board and its important work,” Northam said. “Building a stronger, fairer, and more inclusive Commonwealth means giving Virginians who have paid their debt to society and a second chance. Together with the appointment of Lethia Hammond, these concrete steps will bolste
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Widow of murdered man talks about dealing with the Virginia parole board
LYNCHBURG â When sheâs doing anything, like driving around town or alone with her thoughts, Judy Smith thinks of the night she saw her husband die.
They drove through a particular neighborhood in Lynchburg the day of his death and stopped at a drugstore. She thinks of it every time she drives through that neighborhood. Same goes for a gas station near Danville. Every time the family drives by, they think of stopping there with Clifford Smith on the last day of his life.
In April 1975, at their apartment in Lynchburg, a man awaiting trial for burglary fatally shot Clifford in the living room after the family ended their prayers and Judy was putting their two boys to bed.
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