Read Brendan Dassey's Full Pardon Letter To Wisconsin Governor

MILWAUKEE, WI — Brendan Dassey says he wants to go home. Lawyers from the Center on Wrongful Convictions — a nonprofit legal clinic that represents children and teenagers — asked Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers this week for clemency for Dassey.

The petition asks Evers to consider both a pardon, which would result in Brendan’s immediate release and the restoration of some of his legal rights, or a commutation, which could result in his immediate release or shorten his sentence and would leave the convictions intact.

Dassey, whose case was featured in the Netflix documentary "Making a Murderer," wrote Evers earlier this year asking for a pardon, and that letter recently has been made public. Evers has yet to publicly respond to the request.

In a request dated Apr. 16, 2019, Dassey hand-wrote a letter to the new Wisconsin governor, congratulating him on his election victory while also disclosing a lengthy list of some of his favorite things.

The body of the letter contains his appeal to the governor, in which he tells Evers that he is innocent in the case, while also outlining his future ambitions:

"I am writing to ask for a pardon because I am innocent, and want go home," he wrote. "If I would get to go home, I would like to get a job involving video games. I would like to help take care of my mom and one day have a son and a daughter of my own."

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Dassey was sentenced to life in prison in 2007 based partly on a videotaped confession he gave at age 16. Attorneys for Dassey say his confession was coerced, and is now widely understood to be false.

Dassey has been incarcerated since he was 16 years old, and he will turn 30 on Oct. 19. He's not eligible for parole until 2048, at which time he will be 59 years old.

News of Dassey's appeal to Governor Evers got a publicity boost this week when Kim Kardashian West posted a preview of Jason Flom's exclusive interview with Dassey and his attorney Laura Nirider.

"Tune in to a brand new episode of @wrongfulconviction SPECIAL EDITION: Un-making a Murderer first & only interview with Brendan Dassey & Laura Nirider http://bringbrendanhome.org" the celebrity wrote on Twitter.