"NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee's governor pardoned country star Jelly Roll on Thursday for his criminal past in the state, acknowledging the Nashville native's long road back from drugs and prison through soul-searching, songwriting and advocacy for second chances. The rapper-turned-singer whose legal name is Jason Deford has spoken for years about his redemption arc before diverse audiences, from people serving time in correctional centers to concert crowds and even in testimony before Congress."
""His story is remarkable, and it's a redemptive, powerful story, which is what you look for and what you hope for," Lee told reporters. Jelly Roll and Lee meet at the governor's mansion Lee said he never met Jelly Roll until Thursday, when the musician visited the governor's mansion over the pardon news. The two hugged in front of a lit Christmas tree and a fireplace decorated with holiday garlands."
Tennessee governor Bill Lee granted a pardon to country singer Jelly Roll (Jason Deford) for past robbery and drug felonies, recognizing his recovery from drugs and prison through soul-searching, songwriting and advocacy for second chances. The pardon follows support from friends and civic leaders and a unanimous, nonbinding recommendation from the state parole board. The clemency decision was part of 33 pardons issued around the Christmas season and underwent a monthslong review. The pardon can ease international travel and facilitate missionary work by reducing paperwork and can restore certain civil rights, though legal limitations may apply.
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