AdvertisementAfter Teenage Mistakes, Pardons Give Second Chances To Ex-OffendersJanuary 10, 2017Hansi Lo WangfacebookEmailEduardo walks by the spot where he was arrested for selling cocaine when he was 17 in New York City. He was recently pardoned by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as part of a program that helps people who committed a nonviolent crime when they were 16 or 17 and have stayed conviction-free for at least 10 years. (NPR)