Gov. Sanders denies clemency to Charlie Vaughn, an innocent man who's been in prison for decades

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Editor’s note: The following is a post from award-winning journalist Radley Balko’s website and newsletter, The Watch.

I have an unfortunate update on Charlie Vaughn, the Arkansas man who has spent the last 30 years in prison for a crime he almost certainly did not commit. I published a long investigation into Vaughn’s case just over a year ago to kick off my newsletter, The Watch.


A couple weeks ago, I reached out to Stuart Chanen, Vaughn’s attorney, to catch up on the case. Chanen and I finally connected yesterday. He told me that over the summer, he had sent Vaughn’s clemency petition to Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

It did not go well. But before I get to that, here are some of the key points from Vaughn’s case:

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https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/11/03/gov-sanders-denies-clemency-to-charlie-vaughn-an-innocent-man-whos-been-in-prison-for-decades

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1. So sad.

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2. Remember that the GQP Judicial Hero

named Scalia basically said there's nothing wrong with prosecuting you and finding you guilty even if you are innocent. Apparently to them it is all about the process and the power. Those with certain characteristics and money will have the power to control the process. Those with other characteristics and not much money will be run over by the process.

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3. A love letter to Sarah Huckabee...take a look!

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