Clemency Action Letters States In Which the Governor Has Sole Authority (13) California* Colorado Kentucky Mississippi New Hampshire New Mexico** North Carolina Oregon South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Virginia Washington Wyoming States In Which the Governor Must Have the Recommendation of Clemency From a Board or Advisory Group (5) Florida*** Idaho Oklahoma Pennsylvania Texas States In Which the Governor May Receive a Non-binding Recommendation of Clemency From a Board or Advisory Group (11) Alabama Arizona Arkansas Delaware Indiana Kansas Louisiana Maryland** Missouri Montana Ohio States In Which a Board or Advisory Group Determines Clemency (5) Connecticut** Georgia Nebraska Nevada Utah *California’s governor may not grant a pardon or commutation to a person twice convicted of a felony except on recommendation of the state Supreme Court, with at least four judges concurring. **Death penalty abolished prospectively in CT, MD and NM but inmates still on death row. ***Florida's governor must have recommendation of Board, on which he or she sits. For Federal Death Row inmates, the President alone has pardon power. Source: Death Penalty Information Center. States In Which the Governor Has Sole Authority California* Gov. Edmund Brown Office of Governor Edmund Brown State Capitol, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 916/445-2841 Fax: 916/558-3160 Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant Office of Governor Phil Bryant P.O. Box 139 Jackson, MS 39205 Phone: 601/359-3150 Fax: 601/359-3741 Washington D.C. Office of the Governor State of California 444 North Capitol Street - Suite 134 Washington, DC 20001 Phone: 202/624-5270 Fax: 202/624-5280 New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan Office of the Governor State House 107 North Main Street Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603)271-2121 Phone: (603)271-7640 Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper Office of Governor John Hickenlooper 136 State Capitol Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303/ 866-2471 Fax: 303/ 866-2003 Kentucky Gov. Steven Beshear Office of Governor Steven L. Beshear The Capitol Building 700 Capitol Avenue, Suite 100 Frankfort, KY 40601 Phone: 502/564-2611 Fax: 502/564-2517 Washington D.C. Office of the Governor Commonwealth of Kentucky 444 North Capitol Street – Suite 224 Washington, DC 20001 Phone: 202/220-1350 Fax: 202/220-1359 New Mexico** Gov. Susana Martinez State Capitol Fourth Floor Santa Fe, NM 87501 Phone: 505/476-2200 Fax: 505/476-2226 North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory Office of the Governor 20301 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-0301 Phone: 919/814-2000 Fax: 919/733-2120 Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber Office of Governor John Kitzhaber State Capitol, Room 160 900 Court St. N. Salem, OR 97301 Phone: 503/373-1027 Fax: 503/378-8970 South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley Office of Governor Nikki Haley 1025 Pendleton Street Columbia, SC 29201 Phone: 803/734-2100 Fax: 803/734-5167 South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard Office of Governor Dennis Daugaard 500 East Capitol Avenue Pierre, SD 57501 Phone: 605/773-3212 Fax: 605/773-4711 Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam Office of Governor Bill Haslam Tennessee State Capitol Nashville, TN 37243-0001 Phone: 615/741-2001 Fax: 615/532-9711 Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell Office of Governor Bob McDonnell Patrick Henry Building 1111 East Broad Street, 3rd Floor Richmond, VA 23219 Phone: 804/786-2211 Fax: 804/371-6351 Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Governor Jay Inslee Office of the Governor P.O. Box 40002 Olympia, WA 98504-0002 Phone: 360/902-4111 Fax: 360/753-4110 Wyoming Gov. Matthew Mead Office of Governor Matthew Mead State Capitol Building Room 124 200 West 24th Street Cheyenne, WY 82002 Phone: 307/777-7434 Fax: 307/632-3909 States In Which the Governor Must Have the Recommendation of Clemency From a Board or Advisory Group Florida*** Gov. Rick Scott Office of Governor Rick Scott The Capitol 400 S. Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001 Phone: 850/488-7146 Florida Parole Commission 4070 Esplanade Way Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Phone: 850/488-2952 Fax: 850/488-0695 Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter Office of Governor C.L "Butch" Otter Office of the Governor 700 W Jefferson St #228 Boise, ID 83720-0034 Phone: 208/334-2100 Fax: 208/334-3454 Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole P.O. Box 83720 State House Mail Boise, ID 83720-1807 Tel: (208) 334-25200 Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin Office of Governor Mary Fallin State Capitol Building 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room 212 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Phone: 405/521-2342 Fax: 405/521-3353 Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board 120 North Robinson Avenue, Suite 900W Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102 Phone: 405/602-5863 Fax: 405/602-6437 Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett Office of Governor Tom Corbett 225 Main Capitol Building Harrisburg, PA 17120 Phone: 717/787-2500 Fax: 717/772-8284 Pennsylvania Board of Pardons 333 Market Street, 15th Floor Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126 Phone: 717/787-2596 Fax: 717/772-3135 Texas Gov. Rick Perry Office of Governor Rick Perry P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711 Phone: 512/463-2000 Fax: (512) 463-1849 Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles 8610 Shoal Creek Blvd Austin, TX 78757 Phone: 512/406-5852 Fax: 512/467- 0945 States In Which the Governor May Receive a Non-binding Recommendation of Clemency From a Board or Advisory Group Alabama: Gov. Robert Bentley Office of Governor Robert Bentley State Capitol 600 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL 36130-2751 Phone: 334/242-7100 Fax: 334/353-0004 Arizona: Gov. Jan Brewer State Capitol 1700 West Washington Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: 602/542-4331 Fax: 602/542-7601 Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe Office of Governor Mike Beebe State Capitol Room 250 Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone: 501/682-2345 Fax: 501/682-1382 Washington D.C. Office of the Governor State of Arkansas 400 North Capitol Street – Suite 365 Washington, DC 20001 Phone: 202/220-1340 Fax: 202/220-1344 Arkansas Parole Board 2 Union National Plaza Bldg 105 W. Capitol Avenue, Suite 500 Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone: 501/682-3850 Fax: 501/371-3550 Delaware Gov. Jack Markell Office of Governor Jack Markell Tatnall Building William Penn Street Dover, DE 19901 Phone: 302/744-4101 Fax: 302/739-2775 Washington D.C. Office State of Delaware 444 North Capitol Street – Suite 230 Washington, DC 20001 Phone: 202/624-7724 Fax: 202/624-5495 Delaware Board of Pardons Secretary of State’s Office 401 Federal Street, Townsend Building, Suite 3 Dover, DE 19901 Phone: 302/739-4111 Fax: 302/739-7654 Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels Office of Governor Mitch Daniels State House 200 W. Washington Street, Suite 206 Indianapolis, IN 46204-2797 Phone: 317/232-4567 Fax: 317/232-3443 Indiana Parole Board 302 W. Washington St., Rm. E334 Indiana Government Center So. Indianapolis, IN 46204-2278 Phone: 317/232-5673 Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback Office of Governor Sam Brownback State Capitol 300 SW 10th Avenue, Suite 241S Topeka, KS 66612-1590 Phone: 785/296-3232 Fax: 785/368-8788 Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal Office of Governor Bobby Jindal P. O. Box 94004 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9004 Phone: 225/342-7015 Fax: 225/342-7099 Louisiana Board of Pardons 504 Mayflower Street, Bldg 6 Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Phone: 225/342-5421 Fax: 225/342-2289 Maryland** Gov. Martin O'Malley Office of Governor Martin O'Malley State House 100 State Circle Annapolis, MD 21401 Phone: 410/974-3901 Fax: 410/974-3275 Montana Gov. Steve Bullock Office of the Governor PO Box 200801 State Capitol Helena, MT 59620-0801 Phone: 406/444-3111 Fax: 406/444-5529 Maryland Parole Commission 6776 Reisterstown Road, Suite 307 Baltimore, MD 21215-2343 Tel: (410) 585-3200 Fax: (410) 764-4355 Montana Board of Pardons and Parole 1002 Hollenbeck Road Deer Lodge, Montana 59722 Phone: 406/846-1404 Fax: 406/846-3512 Missouri Gov. Jeremiah Nixon Office of Governor Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon Missouri Capitol Building Room 218, P.O. Box 720 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone: 573/751-3222 Fax: 573/526-3291 Ohio Gov. John Kasich Office of Governor John Kasich 77 South High Street Riffe Center, 30th Floor Columbus, OH 43215-6117 Phone: 614/466-3555 Fax: 614/466-9354 Missouri Department of Corrections Division of the Board of Probation and Parole 3400 Knipp Drive Jefferson City, MO 65109 Tel: (573) 751-8488 Fax: (573) 751-8501 Washington D.C. Office State of Ohio 444 North Capitol Street – Suite 546 Washington, DC 20001 Phone: 202/624-5844 Fax: 202/624-5847 Ohio Parole Board 770 West Broad Street Columbus, OH 43222 (617) 752-1200 States In Which a Board or Advisory Group Determines Clemency Connecticut** Gov. Dan Malloy Office of Governor Dan Malloy State Capitol 210 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 Phone: 800/406-1527 Fax: 860/524-7395 Connecticut Board of Pardons and Parole 55 West Main Street Waterbury, CT 06702 Phone: (203) 805-6605 Fax: (203) 805-6652 Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal Office of Governor Nathan Deal 203 State Capitol Atlanta, GA 30334 Phone: 404/656-1776 Fax: 404/657-7332 State Board of Pardons and Paroles 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, S.E. Suite 458, Balcony Level, East Tower Atlanta, GA 30334-4909 Tel: (404) 656-5651 Fax: (404) 651-8502 Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman Office of Governor Dave Heineman 1319 State Capitol P.O. Box 94848 Lincoln, NE 68509-4601 Phone: 402/471-2244 Fax: 402/471-6031 Nebraska Board of Pardons P.O. Box 94754 Lincoln, NE 68509-4754 Tel: (402) 479-5726 Fax: (402) 471-2453 Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval Office of Governor Brian Sandoval State Capitol Building 101 North Carson Street Carson City, NV 89701 Phone: 775/684-5670 Fax: 775/684-5683 Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners 1677 Old Hot Springs Rd., Suite A Carson City, NV 89706 Tel: (775) 687-5049 Fax: (775) 687-6736 Utah Gov. Gary Herbert Office of Governor Gary R. Herbert Utah State Capitol Complex 350 North State Street, Suite 200 PO Box 142220 Salt Lake City, UT 84114 Phone: 801/538-1000 Fax: 801/538-1557 State of Utah Board of Pardons and Parole 448 East Winchester Street Suite 300 Murray, Utah 84107 Tel: (801) 261-6464 Fax: (801) 261-6481