Khyl Powell, Guest Commentary, AZCapitolTimesOriginally published February 21, 2025 For 14 years, I have volunteered as a chaplain ministering to felons who have been incarcerated by the Arizona Justice System helping them to rebuild their lives. I’ve spent thousands of hours sitting across from men whose lives have been broken by poor choices — and […]
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Currently, 39 states provide compensation for wrongful convictions, according to the Arizona Justice Project.
Arizona is one of 11 states that doesn’t compensate people after wrongfully convicting them. State lawmakers are trying to change that.
Written by Heidi Hommel, KTAR NEWSOriginally published Dec 13, 2024 A Phoenix man serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole is hoping to be granted clemency by President Joe Biden. Joseph Fuentes, 49, has spent more than half of his life behind bars for a murder he says he didn’t commit. Fuentes was
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The Arizona Justice Project is seeking clemency for Joseph Fuentes who they say was wrongfully convicted of murder. Written by Colleen Sikora, 12NewsOriginally published Dec. 31, 2024 An Arizona man is seeking clemency from President Joe Biden for what his attorneys say is a wrongful conviction. Joseph Fuentes was serving time in the federal prison
Written by Briana Whitney, AZFamilyOriginally published Dec. 12, 2024 While President Biden granted clemency to around 1,500 people Thursday, one Arizona man’s unusual case still awaits the president’s decision. The Arizona Justice Project said Joseph Fuentes was a scapegoat for a prison murder, and instead of being released long ago for a drug charge, he’s
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Written by Jimmy Jenkins, Arizona RepublicOriginally published Dec. 6th, 2024 An Arizona man is seeking clemency from President Joe Biden. Joseph Fuentes, 48, has applied for a commutation of his sentence with the support of the Arizona Justice Project. In 2001, Fuentes was serving an eight-year sentence at the federal prison in Phoenix after pleading
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Written by Jimmy Jenkins, Arizona RepublicOriginally published Sept. 20th, 2024 After serving 10 years of a 292-year sentence for nonviolent offenses, an Arizona man has been released from prison. Atdom Patsalis, who was recently granted clemency and sentenced to home arrest, was greeted by family and supporters as he walked out of a community reentry
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Written by Jimmy Jenkins, Arizona RepublicOriginally published Sept. 6th, 2024 The sentence was so long, even the judge had a hard time believing it. “Mr. Patsalis, I don’t know if you were doing the math, but I have sentenced you to 292 years in prison,” Judge Pro Tempore Billy K. Sipe Jr. said to Atdom
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This week, the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency granted release to our client, Atdom Patsalis, who had originally been sentenced to 292 years.
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