Two brothers who both received illegal prison sentences that were years longer than the maximum penalty for their crimes have been granted clemency.
FILE – Republican Gov. Tate Reeves responds to a reporter’s question during a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. JACKSON, Miss. — 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.
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