Haley Barbour's 'shocking' pardon spree: A guide - The Week: Who were all the people Barbour pardoned?
Barbour granted full pardons or clemency to about 200 people, including convicted shoplifters, rapists, burglars, and embezzlers — plus 14 murderers. The roster included several high-profile convicts, including socialite Karen Irby and Earnest Scott Favre, older brother of retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre, both convicted of DUI-related deaths.
What was Barbour's rationale?
Barbour, a former Republican National Committee chairman who flirted with a presidential run last year, says the uproar is overblown, since 90 percent of the people pardoned were already out of prison. "The pardons were intended to allow them to find gainful employment or acquire professional licenses as well as hunt and vote," Barbour said.
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