Phone:
614-752-1200
Fax:
614-752-0600
Overview
Executive Clemency is an act of mercy or leniency from certain consequences of a criminal conviction, and is exercised by the Governor after receipt of a recommendation from the Parole Board.
Clemency can be in the form of a pardon, commutation, or reprieve.
Pardon:A pardon is the remission of a penalty. It is an act of grace or forgiveness that relieves the person pardoned from some or all of the ramifications of lawful punishment. A pardon may be conditional or unconditional.Pardons do not erase or seal a conviction; a pardon forgives guilt.
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Commutation:Commutation is the reduction of a penalty to one less severe.A commutation may be conditional or unconditional.
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Reprieve:A reprieve is the temporary postponement of the execution of a sentence.
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Ohio Revised Code (ORC) Section 2967.07 requires that all applications for clemency be made in writing to the Adult Parole Authority. The Governor may also direct the Parole Board to investigate and examine any case for the propriety of clemency.
The Parole Board’s role in the clemency process includes both non-death penalty and death penalty cases. In non-death penalty cases, the Parole Board reviews all written applications, and decides whether to further consider the merits of an application at a hearing, or submit an unfavorable recommendation to the Governor without further consideration. Hearings are generally conducted when the application appears to have merit. The hearing allows for the opportunity for the Parole Board to meet with the applicant and to provide statutory notice to interested parties, who may also choose to attend the hearing. Upon completion of its examination, the Parole Board provides a report to the Governor which includes a summary of the facts in the case, a recommendation for or against the granting of clemency, and the reasoning behind the recommendation (see policy 105-PBD-05, Clemency Procedures: Non-Death Penalty Cases.
Application Process
Only the person seeking clemency or their legal representative can apply for clemency. To obtain an Application for Executive Clemency (10 pages) and the Application Instructions (3 pages) you may download this document as a PDF file from this site. Note: You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these documents.
To request receipt of these documents through regular U.S. mail, interested applicants may also contact: Ohio Parole Board, 4545 Fisher Road, Suite D, Columbus, Ohio 43228 or call us at (614) 752-1200 or toll-free at 1-888-344-1441.
Please carefully review the Application Instructions prior to filling out an application. Failure to provide a complete application and to include all required documents will delay the processing of your application. All incomplete applications will be returned without further processing, to the applicant or his/her legal representative with an accompanying correspondence specifying the deficiencies.
The parole board also investigates, hears and submits reports for the Ohio Governor’s Expedited Pardon Process (OGEPP). Information regarding OGEPP, is located at https://www.ohioexpeditedpardon.org
Death Penalty Clemency Hearings are conducted in accordance with Parole Board policy 105-PBD-01 Clemency Procedure: Death Penalty Hearings.
Death Penalty Clemency Reports
- Clemency Report for Gregory Lott
- Clemency Report for Warren Henness
- Supplemental Clemency Report for Raymond Tibbetts
- Clemency Report for Robert Van Hook
- Clemency Report for William Montgomery
- Clemency Report for Alva Campbell, Jr.
- Clemency Report for Raymond Tibbetts
- Clemency Report for Gary Otte, executed September 13, 2017
- Clemency Report for Ronald Phillips, executed July 26, 2017
- Clemency Report for Arthur Tyler
- Clemency Report for Dennis McGuire, executed January 16, 2014
- Clemency Report for Ronald Phillips
- Clemency Report for Harry Mitts, Jr., executed September 25, 2013
- Clemency Report for Billy Slagle
- Clemency Report for Steven Smith, executed May 1, 2013
- Clemency Report for Frederick Treesh, executed March 6, 2013
- Clemency Report for Ronald Post
- Clemency Report for Brett Xavier Hartman, executed November 13, 2012
- Clemency Report for Donald Palmer, executed September 20, 2012
- Clemency Report for John Eley
- Clemency Report for Abdul Hamin Awkal
- Clemency Report for Mark Wayne Wiles, executed April 18, 2012
- Clemency Report for Michael Webb
- Clemency Report for Charles Lorraine
- Clemency Report for Reginald Brooks, executed November 15, 2011
- Clemency Report for Joseph Murphy
- Clemency Report for Billy Slagle
- Clemency Report for Brett Hartman
- Clemency Report for Kenneth Smith
- Clemency Report for Shawn Hawkins
- Clemency Report for Daniel Lee Bedford, executed May 17, 2011
- Clemency Report for Clarence Carter, executed April 12, 2011
- Clemency Report for Johnnie Baston, executed March 10, 2011
- Clemency Report for Frank Spisak, executed February 17, 2011
- Clemency Report for Sidney Cornwell
- Clemency Report for Michael Benge, executed October 6, 2010
- Clemency Report for Kevin Keith
- Clemency Report for Roderick Davie, executed August 10, 2010
- Clemency Report for William Garner, executed July 13, 2010
- Clemency Report for Richard Nields
- Clemency Report for Michael Beuke, executed May 13, 2010
- Clemency Report for Mark A. Brown, executed February 4, 2010
- Clemency Report for Vernon Smith, executed January 7, 2010
- Supplemental Clemency Report for Kenneth Biros, executed December 8, 2009
- Clemency Report for Darryl Durr, executed April 20, 2010
- Clemency Report for Lawrence Reynolds, Jr., executed March 16, 2010
- Supplemental Clemency Report for Romell Broom
- Clemency Report for Jason Getsy, executed August 19, 2009
- Clemency Report for Marvallous Keene, executed July 21, 2009
- Clemency Report for John Fautenberry, executed July 14, 2009
- Clemency Report for Daniel E. Wilson, executed June 3, 2009
- Clemency Report for Brett Hartman
- Clemency Report for Jeffrey Hill
- Clemency Report for Gregory L. Bryant-Bey, executed November 19, 2008
- Clemency Report for Richard Cooey, executed October 14, 2008
- Clemency Report for Romell Broom
- Clemency Report for Clarence Carter
- Clemency Report for Christopher J. Newton, executed May 24, 2007
- Clemency Report for James J. Filiaggi, executed April 24, 2007
- Clemency Report for Kenneth Biros executed December 8, 2009
- Clemency Report for Jerome Henderson
- Clemency Report for Jeffrey Lundgen, executed October 24, 2006
- Clemency Report for Darrell Ferguson, executed August 8, 2006
- Clemency Report for Rocky Barton, executed July 12, 2006
- Clemency Report for Joseph Clark, executed May 2, 2006
- Clemency Report for Glenn Benner, executed February 7, 2006
- Clemency Report for John Hicks, executed November 29, 2005
- Clemency Report for John Spirko
- Clemency Report for Willie J. Williams, Jr., executed October 25, 2005
- Clemency Report for Herman Ashworth, executed September 27, 2005
- Clemency Report for John Spirko
- Clemency Report for William Smith, executed March 8, 2005
- Clemency Report for Adremy Dennis, executed October 13, 2004
- Clemency Report for Scott Mink, executed July 20, 2004
- Clemency Report for Stephen Vrabel, executed July 14, 2004
- Clemency Report for William Zuern, executed June 8, 2004
- Clemency Report for William D. Wickline, executed March 20, 2004
- Clemency Report for John Glenn Roe, executed February 3, 2004
- Clemency Report for Lewis Williams, executed January 14, 2004
- Clemency Report for Ernest Martin, executed June 18, 2003
- Clemency Report for Jerome Campbell
- Clemency Report for David M. Brewer, executed April 29, 2003
- Clemency Report for Richard E. Fox, executed February 12, 2003
- Clemency Report for Robert A. Buell, executed September 25, 2002
- Clemency Report for Alton Coleman, executed April 26, 2002
- Clemency Report for John W. Byrd, executed February 19, 2002
- Clemency Report for Jay D. Scott, executed June 14, 2001
- Clemency Report for Wilford Berry, executed February 19, 1999