http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/05/opinion/clemency-in-new-york-state.html 2016-09-05 09:36:32 Clemency in New York State New York’s governor has made scant use of his power to grant clemency. === To the Editor: Re “ New York’s parole board has a history of denying parole for even the most deserving people, and several current board members were reappointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, even though they opposed parole in virtually all cases. The governor’s responsibility for the aging of the prison population extends beyond his appointments to the parole board. The New York Constitution gives the governor the power to grant clemency, yet in the last five years only three people have had their sentences commuted. President Obama on Tuesday STEVEN ZEIDMAN Long Island City, Queens The writer is a professor at the CUNY School of Law. He