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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sophie Bates

Mississippi man serving an illegal sentence granted clemency, weeks after after his brother

US Clemency Mississippi - (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A man handed an illegal prison sentence years longer than the maximum penalty for his crime has been granted clemency by Mississippi's governor, weeks after the man's brother received clemency in a similar case.

Gov. Tate Reeves announced Wednesday that he was granting clemency to Maurice Taylor. The man's brother, Marcus Taylor, received clemency earlier this month from the governor for another illegal sentence.

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