Lawmaker’s support improves pardon odds
(LARA SOLT / THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS)
An analysis shows that, over the past decade, those with a Congress member in their corner were three times as likely to win mercy. Interviews and documents show a lawmaker’s support can speed up a stalled application, counter negative information and ratchet up pressure for an approval.
Racial gap for presidential pardons
White criminals seeking pardons over past decade have been nearly four times as likely to succeed as minorities, ProPublica finds.
Contrasting race with results
The pardon attorney weighs many factors: financial stability, character, remorse and severity of offense. But results often diverge on racial lines.
Parsing presidential pardons
ProPublica analyzed the demographic and case information of 494 randomly selected petitioners to determine which characteristics gave petitioners a greater chance of pardon. Explore the data here.
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