No Wisconsin governor since Tommy Thompson, who left office in 2001, has issued a prison commutation. “I am writing to ask for a pardon because I am innocent and want to go home,” Dassey wrote. The pardon request argued that Dassey was the victim of a “uniquely and profoundly flawed legal process.” It says seeking clemency from the governor is “one of the last remaining legal options” available. Wisconsin prosecutors have long held that Dassey’s confession was voluntary. YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...Avery spent 18 years in prison for a different rape before DNA testing exonerated him.

Source: thestar December 20, 2019 15:56 UTC