BY THE NUMBERS
The state Constitution gives governors the power to reduce and commute sentences, and to pardon prisoners. No one on death row has received clemency since 1967. Here are recent pardons:
Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2003-present
3
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Gray Davis, 1999-2003
0
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Pete Wilson, 1991-1999
13
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George Deukmejian, 1983-1991
328
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Jerry Brown, 1975-1983
403
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Ronald Reagan, 1967-1975
575
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