Presidents may also grant pardons and reprieves. He was also empowered to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the Confederate States. Pardons and reprieves may be granted by the president, except in cases of impeachment. The number of pardons and reprieves granted has varied from administration to administration. He also has the power to issue pardons and reprieves. In treason cases, the governor may only grant reprieves. She was granted 3 reprieves before the execution. Unemployment and other financial hardships rarely result in reprieves. Pao sympathises with the views of Chang-Ling and reprieves him. After trials and reprieves, he died in 1975. Extended reprieves in tropical activity were connected to upper-level convergence. Two reprieves pushed her execution date to June 26, 2013.