Governor Eric Holcomb is allowing three offenders to be released from prison due to their debilitating medical conditions – granting “medical clemency” for the first time in his administration.

Charles Calhoun, Alfonzo Griffin and Jerome Maclin have all been in prison for years. Calhoun was convicted of murder in 1982. Griffin was convicted of burglary causing grievous bodily harm in 2003. And Maclin was convicted of rape and kidnapping in 1978.

All three have also been bedridden for years, requiring round-the-clock assistance with bathing, dressing and eating. Calhoun suffers from dementia, Griffin had a stroke and Maclin is a paraplegic.

Their keepers each petitioned the governor for clemency – and Holcomb granted it. The three men will be placed in state care in retirement homes, where they will remain for the rest of their lives.

Calhoun was due to be released in just a few months. But Griffin faced another seven years and Maclin was sentenced to life in prison.

Holcomb rarely used his powers of pardon and clemency during his tenure as governor.

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