Commutation Board Recommends Clemency for Rasberry Williams
The Iowa Commutation Board has recommended clemency for Rasberry Williams, a life prisoner whose case parallels earlier commutations. The report notes 39 freed by commutation since 1969, with four reoffending. Williams faces parole amid calls for structured supervision and social reintegration.
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Williams
Iowa Department of Corrections
Jones
Givhan
Iowa Board of Parole
Branstad
Rasberry Williams
Jerry Bartruff
Corrections Department
Bartruff
Iowa governors grant fewer life-term commutations in modern era
The Gazette notes a sharp drop in clemency for lifers since 1983 with an average of 0.4 commutations per year, versus 5.5 per year from 1945 to 1983. Gov. Branstad and former leaders have granted only a few clemencies, while Leo Elthon set a record by commuting 17 lifers in late 1954 to early 1955.
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Jones
Jimmy Wayne Wright
Des Moines
Associated Press
Johnny White Jr
White
Branstad
Iowa
Cliff Jette
the Gazel
Rubben
Iown
Terry Branstad
Iowa Department of Corrections
Ashley Nellis
Sentencing Project
Washington, D.C
Rasberry
Waterloo
Chet Culver
Tom Vilsack
U.S
Herschel C. Loveless
Leo Elthon
the Gazette
Elthon
William Beardsley
Plan B ruling draws support from Iowa Planned Parenthood adviser
Angela Axdahl of Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa backs greater OTC access for emergency contraception amid a 2012 era debate on age limits. Support comes as opponents warn of risks and pharmacists raise faith objections. The piece notes Teva and Actavis market Plan B variants with U S sales around 79 million last year.
FDA Ordered to Make Emergency Contraception Available Over the Counter
A Brooklyn judge ruled that the FDA must remove age and access barriers and make Plan B and related emergency contraception available OTC to women of all ages. The decision follows more than a decade of legal action by reproductive rights and public health groups.
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Nancy Northup
The
Center For Reproductive Rights
New York
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Brooklyn
N.Y
FDA
U.S
Edward Korman
Teva
Margaret Hamburg
Sebelius
Korman
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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Pharmacists For Life
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
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