Overview

• Missouri Governor Mike Parson has pardoned more than 600 people in the past three years, more than any Missouri governor since the 1940s.
• Parson's pardoning pace coincides with a national movement to restore citizens' rights and reputations after they have served criminal sentences.
• Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, recently set a new state record for the number of pardons.
• Parson inherited nearly 3,700 clemency applications when he was suddenly elevated from lieutenant governor following the resignation of scandal-plagued GOP Gov. Eric Greitens in June 2018.
• Of those granted clemency by Parson, 42% had been convicted of drug crimes, 28% of theft and 14% of burglary, according to an AP analysis.