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Discretionary justice : pardon and parole in New York from the revolution to the Depression / Carolyn Strange.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: New York : New York University Press, 2017Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)Content type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781479843619
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 364.609747 23
LOC classification:
  • HV9475
Online resources: The pardon is an act of mercy, tied to the divine right of kings. Why did New York retain this mode of discretionary justice after the Revolution? And how did the advent of the penitentiary and the introduction of parole transform governors' use of their prerogative? This text answers these questions by mining previously unexplored evidence held in official pardon registers, clemency case files, reports of prisoner aid associations, and parole hearing records.
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Previously issued in print: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The pardon is an act of mercy, tied to the divine right of kings. Why did New York retain this mode of discretionary justice after the Revolution? And how did the advent of the penitentiary and the introduction of parole transform governors' use of their prerogative? This text answers these questions by mining previously unexplored evidence held in official pardon registers, clemency case files, reports of prisoner aid associations, and parole hearing records.

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