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Leigh Gwathney was appointed Chair of Pardons and Paroles in October 2019. The last time I tweeted about this, the numbers were from January 2021 to June 2021. To get a clearer picture of the problem, I requested the numbers from when she was appointed. They are not pretty.
Let’s talk pardons. Here are the numbers from Nov. 2019 to June 2021.
White Applicants? 601 granted, 1565 denied.
Black Applicants? 313 granted, 1792 denied.
Hispanic Applicants? 2 granted, 15 denied.
Of the 916 pardons that were given 65% of them went to White Applicants
White Applicants? 601 granted, 1565 denied.
Black Applicants? 313 granted, 1792 denied.
Hispanic Applicants? 2 granted, 15 denied.
Of the 916 pardons that were given 65% of them went to White Applicants
Now on to Paroles. These numbers are also from Nov. 2019 to June 2021.
White Applicants? 751 granted, 2197 denied.
Black Applicants? 349 granted, 2580 denied.
Hispanic Applicants? 4 granted, 23 denied.
Of the 1104 Paroles granted, 68% of them went to White applicants.
White Applicants? 751 granted, 2197 denied.
Black Applicants? 349 granted, 2580 denied.
Hispanic Applicants? 4 granted, 23 denied.
Of the 1104 Paroles granted, 68% of them went to White applicants.
