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Colorado governor considering clemency for Tina Peters
Gov. Polis said Peters’ nine-year sentence is harsh and is reviewing clemency amid legal appeals and political pressure, noting consideration of elderly inmates’ threat to society.
- Colorado Governor Jared Polis said he was `looking at` revisiting Tina Peters' punishment and called the sentence harsh in a CBS Colorado interview.
- The case stems from Peters' role in allowing unauthorized access to Mesa County voting systems in 2021, and the 70-year-old remains jailed at Pueblo state prison after her 2024 conviction.
- Multiple elected officials told Polis, including Mesa County DA Dan Rubinstein, Jena Griswold, and county clerks, urged him to keep Peters incarcerated, Rubinstein met with the governor.
- Polis has the authority to grant a commutation to reduce Peters' time while under Colorado Department of Corrections rules her parole eligibility is Dec. 20, 2028, with community corrections starting 19 months prior.
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The Independent (US)Tina Peters clemency being considered by Colorado governor, report says
Trump claimed to pardon Tina Peters in December, but it does not affect her state conviction since presidential pardons only apply to federal crimes
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Outrage as Dem eyes helping Trump spring convicted ally: 'Grave miscarriage of justice'
Colorado's Democratic Gov. Jared Polis hinted that he may free election conspiracy figure and Trump ally Tina Peters, calling her nine-year prison sentence "harsh" and suggesting he's "looking at" revisiting it — despite pleas from top state officials to keep her locked up.In an explosive CBS Colora...
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