JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday touted his office’s efforts to clear the state’s clemency request backlog as critiques fly over his handling of other high-profile cases.
Parson, in a news release, said he has approved more clemency applications — 181 — than any governor in the last four decades. His office also said the governor is on track to process more applications than any governor in the last 40 years.
Advocates have pushed for the processing of clemency petitions pending before the governor’s office. Parson has long said he inherited a backlog from his predecessors.
