For first time, Gov. Jared Polis skips year-end pardons and commutations for convicted Coloradans

For first time, Gov. Jared Polis skips year-end pardons and commutations for convicted Coloradans

For the first time in his tenure, Gov. Jared Polis did not end the year by granting clemency to any individuals convicted of crimes in Colorado. It had become an annual holiday tradition for the governor in late December to fully pardon or commute the sentences for Coloradans convicted of a wide variety of offenses. But the Christmas and New Year’s holidays came and went without any action in late 2025. “Governor Polis takes the weighty responsi…