Gov. Murphy grants clemency to 55, promises more before term ends

Gov. Murphy grants clemency to 55, promises more before term ends

Gov. Phil Murphy has reduced sentences or wipe records clean for 283 New Jerseyans under a program he launched last summer. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor)Gov. Phil Murphy issued 55 pardons and commutations Tuesday in his latest round of post-conviction relief and said more would come before he leaves office in January. Most of the clemencies granted Monday went to people with non-violent drug convictions. The charges others faced v…