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DENVER—Four men convicted of murder while they were juveniles have had their sentences commuted by outgoing Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter.
The men were serving sentences of 48 years to life. The commutations mean two of those men will be granted parole, while the other two will be eligible for parole sooner. Ritter says the commutations are the first issued under a Juvenile Clemency Board he established to review requests from prisoner convicted as adults for crimes they committed as juveniles.
Ritter also pardoned 18 other people Friday, including a mentally disabled man executed in 1939. Joe Arridy was executed for killing a 15-year-old Pueblo girl, though later evidence showed he likely didn’t commit the crime.
