DENVER (CN) — Exercising his pardon powers as Colorado governor, Jared Polis on Friday commuted the 9-year prison sentence of former Mesa County elections clerk Tina Peters.
“The crimes you were convicted of are very serious, and you deserve to spend time in prison for these offenses,” the top Colorado Democrat wrote in a two-page clemency letter addressed to Peters. “However, this is an extremely unusual and lengthy sentence for a first-time offender who committed nonviolent crimes.”
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