Skip to agency navigation
Skip to main content

Official Website

of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

    The .gov means its official.

    Local, state, and federal government websites often end in .gov. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania government websites and email systems use "pennsylvania.gov" or "pa.gov" at the end of the address. Before sharing sensitive or personal information, make sure you're on an official state website. 
    Board of Pardons

    Hearing Schedule

    The Board of Pardons holds hearings to review and vote on the cases of applicants for clemency. All hearings are held virtually. 

    Types of hearings

    • Merit review: The Board completes a preliminary evaluation of applications. The Board votes on whether the applicant should move forward to a public hearing.
    • Public hearing: The Board reviews the cases of applicants and votes to decide whether an application should be recommended to receive clemency from the Governor.

    Hearing agenda

    The agenda will be posted in advance of the hearing. 

    Watch the hearing live stream

    PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF PARDONS
    PUBLIC SESSION AGENDA

    September 13, 2024 at 1:00 PM Session

     

    I.        OPENING REMARKS –     HONORABLE AUSTIN DAVIS, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

    II.       CASES TO BE HEARD BY THE BOARD


    1.  Leon T. Garland

    2.  J. T. Sanders, Jr.

    3.  Luis A. Pagan

    4.  Diane M. Weaver

    5.  Jacqueline White

    6.  Lori A. Lassiter

    7.  Abraham C. Cruz

    8.  Rodney McCullough

    9.  Phu D. Nguyen

    10.  Rafael Droz

     

    III.        RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION

    IV.        PUBLIC HEARING RECONVENES - PUBLIC VOTE ON CALENDAR CASES

    V.          OLD BUSINESS

    VI.        NEW BUSINESS

    VII.      BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

    VIII.    ADJOURNMENT
     

    C - Continued

    W - Withdrawn

     

    COMMONWEALTH OF PA BOARD OF PARDONS

    The following application of the person convicted in Philadelphia County will be heard by the Board of Pardons in a virtual session. You may view the live sessions by visiting https://pacast.com/live/bophearing.

     

    Friday, September 13, 2024 - Convening at 1:00 PM

    Leon T. Garland
    SCI-Coal Township

    J.T. Sanders (Abdus, Samad)
    SCI-Coal Township

    Luis A. Pagan (Jr.)
    SCI-Dallas

    Diane M. Weaver (Rosensteel, Tononi, Smulck)
    SCI-Muncy

    Jacqueline White (Jazlyn Johnson)
    SCI-Muncy

    Lori A. Lassiter (Yancey, Sausia, Grant)
    SCI-Muncy

    Abraham C. Cruz
    SCI-Phoenix

    Rodney McCullough (King)
    SCI-Phoenix

    Phu D. Nguyen (Mguyen)
    SCI-Phoenix

    Rafael Droz
    SCI-Rockview

    Pursuant to 18 Pa. C.S. §9125 (a)(1), all questions relating to the criminal history record information associated with this applicant should be directed to the Board of Pardons office at bophearings@pa.gov or (717) 787-2596.

    Schedule

    Please note: Scheduled sessions are subject to change as deemed necessary by the Board.

    How to watch live hearings

    Hearings are streamed live on PAcast. The live stream will begin at the start of the hearing, typically 9 a.m. 

    What to expect as an applicant

    It’s important to come prepared to your Board of Pardons hearing. We recommend that applicants review our guide to the hearing process.

    Learn how to prepare

    Frequently asked questions

    The number of cases reviewed by the Board at each hearing varies.

    Merit reviews: These sessions include hundreds of cases. The Board votes on which of the cases presented have the merit to warrant a public hearing. Although hundreds of names are called, this session is shorter because there is no case discussion.

    Public hearings: Each hearing day is broken into two sessions of roughly 20 applicants. The Board generally reviews between 35 and 50 cases during each public hearing day. Over the span of three-day public hearings, the Board will review about 140 pardon cases.

    The Board of Pardons holds approximately six merit reviews and six public hearings a year. However, this is subject to the discretion of the Board.