For the first time, Gov. Reeves grants executive clemency to a prisoner

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Gov. Reeves has granted executive clemency to a prisoner for the first time since taking office.

The governor granted clemency to Marcus Taylor, who, in 2015, accepted a plea bargain and pled guilty to conspiracy to sell a Schedule III substance.

The state of Mississippi recommended a fifteen-year sentence, which was accepted by the trial judge…

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