A woman who has been in prison for 27 years for the death of an expectant mother in Hartford was granted clemency Wednesday after an extraordinary hearing before the state Board of Pardons and Paroles, despite emotional pleas to reject the leniency by the victim’s relatives.

Members of the board voted 3-0 at Gates Correctional Institution in East Lyme to approve early release for Bonnie Jean Foreshaw, effective Nov. 15, after questioning Foreshaw about the crime and her rehabilitation.