Wrongfully Convicted Minneapolis Man Wins Yearslong Fight for Pardon

Wrongfully convicted Minneapolis man wins yearslong fight for pardon

A wrongfully convicted man who spent a decade in prison before being freed after the witness who helped put him away later admitted to the crime secured a pardon on Wednesday, clearing his record.

Sorrow and redemption: Minnesota pardon board grants 33 pardons  • Minnesota Reformer

Jessica Persaud’s 13-month-old son accidentally drowned in her bathtub in 2008, and she pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter for the “biggest mistake of my life.” Persaud, who sat next to her daughter Alana Perkins, tearfully told the three-member pardon board on Wednesday that she lives everyday with guilt and sorrow and had often thought about […]

Sorrow and redemption: Minnesota pardon board grants 33 pardons

Jessica Persaud’s 13-month-old son accidentally drowned in her bathtub in 2008, and she pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter for the “biggest mistake of my life.” Persaud, who sat next to her daughter Alana Perkins, tearfully told the three-member pardon board…

Minnesota Board of Pardons commutes life sentence for murder

Carlos Smith was convicted of first-degree murder in 1994, but the state’s most powerful lawmakers agreed he made significant strides since he entered prison as a young man.