What a Tennessee Pardon Really Means — and What It Doesn’t
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What a Tennessee Pardon Really Means — and What It Doesn’t
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In this episode, Brandon Burley breaks down one of the most misunderstood parts of criminal justice: pardons.
Following Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s recent decision to grant clemency to 33 individuals—including a high-profile recipient—public conversation quickly blurred the line between forgiveness, expungement, and erasure of a criminal record. This episode explains, in plain terms, what a pardon actually does under Tennessee law—and just as importantly, what it does not do.
Brandon walks through how pardons affect employment, housing, professional licensing, travel, and public records, why pardons are not shortcuts through the legal system, and how they fit into the much longer and often misunderstood process of expungement. He also explains why pardons remain rare, discretionary, and the result of extensive review—not public pressure or celebrity status.
To ground the discussion, Brandon references a firsthand interview with Clark Shepherd, one of the individuals granted clemency, and outlines the years-long process behind that decision.
This episode is part of The Redemption Project’s narrated journalism series—focused on clarity, context, and facts beyond headlines
