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7 Jul, 2007 2:16 am
... I found myself wondering more about the Board of Pardons and Parole and the commissioners who make Texas parole decisions.
(TDCJ's parole division makes recommendation, but ... approve inmates' release.) Here's the list of board members and commissioners. I've got a lot to learn about Texas' parole system, but in my mind's ... balance things out at all. Perhaps more startling: Eight of the 19 parole
decisionmakers in Texas went to college at tiny Sam Houston State University in Huntsville (a central- ...
12 Feb, 2007 5:14 pm
... from there. I'd ask you, Grits readers, to add to this list of questions that should be asked in writing of the Board of Pardons and Parole Chair Rissie Owens: 1) How many ... particular job? What do you think qualifies you to do
it? 7) How many paroles are granted to inmates with lawyers compared to inmates without laawyers, detailed by risk level ... Those are pretty good ones! I would add these,
offhand: 8) Given Texas recent history of many convicted innocent people having been exonerated, should ...
5 Aug, 2008 2:57 pm
... after pleas fail," is the Houston Chronicle article by Rosanna Ruiz. On Monday, the Texas Board
of Pardons and Paroles denied Medellin's request for a 240-day reprieve ... no death penalty, initially sued the United States in
the World Court in 2003. It and other opponents of capital punishment have sought to use the court to fight for foreigners ... Congress time to pass a new law that can force
individual states such as Texas to abide by ICJ decisions. The US House of Representatives took up such a bill ...
13 Aug, 2008 9:26 am
... and Paroles to Stop the Execution of Jeff Wood and Grant Him Clemency Jeff Wood is waiting to die on Texas Death Row
with an execution date of August 21st, 2008. This page allows you to directly contact Governor Perry and the Texas Board of Pardon and Paroles via E-mail, on behalf of Jeff. Please scroll down to the bottom of this page and fill out the form to
send your E-mail.Urge Governor Perry and the Board of Pardons and Paroles to
Stop the ...
20 Nov 9:25 am
... sentenced to death for being an accomplice when Mohammed, 29, was shot. Thompson's partner in crime and the triggerman, Sammy Butler, was sentenced to life in prison. Allan
Turner writes, "Killer ... store employees. Thompson's case marked the third time the Texas Board of
Pardons and Paroles has recommended that a death sentence be commuted to life in prison during ... San Antonio. In Thompson's
case, he and Butler were tried separately. At least a half-dozen other Texas inmates have been executed under ...
10 Apr, 2007 1:18 am
... Law in Coy Wayne Wesbrook's case. 12 denying Mr. Wesbrook Texas state habeas relief under U.S. Supreme Court case Atkins ... unquestionably
mentally retarded. Yet, in Robert Smith's case the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted unanimously to recommend commutation of death sentence to life in prison ... system is rule of law. Official
discretion is supposed to be limited. This is to prevent arbitrary, capricious, and otherwise oppressive treatment of, not only criminal suspects, but the convicted, too ...
15 Aug, 2008 9:31 am
... join us at the rally and show your support for stopping this execution. On Friday, we are going to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles with members of Jeff's family to turn in the first online petition that
had almost 2,500 signers. ... four local TV stations at the rally. This is a very good article, since they included a statement from Lawrence Foster and a statement from the
father of the victim that he opposes the execution. Excerpt: On Saturday, about 20 people gathered in front of the Alamo ...
28 May, 2007 1:48 am
... more prone to [escape]." Sonny Morris understands - he's been denied parole twice since arriving here. "I can't do my time here ... than
inmates elsewhere in the system, estimated Rissie Owens, chairwoman of the Texas Board of
Pardons and Paroles. The other 90 percent simply have been assigned there ... releasing dangerous offenders than nonviolent ones.
Ignoring the intended purpose of the pre-parole facility is another example of the BPP failing to exercise its power in the way the Legislature
intended ...
31 Aug 12:16 pm
... under the new law, the DNA results will be attached to his criminal file maintained by the Texas Department of Public Safety. "The next
time he gets in trouble for petty things, ... bail them out. I don't think so." For their part, state parole officials say the current process
is constitutional. "We have been advised by attorney ... attorney after attorney that it is correct," said Rissie Owens, chairwoman of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. Even so, some officials
on both sides concede that some ...
29 Aug, 2007 12:47 pm
... and recommends improvements for Texas' system. Simply stated, executive clemency does not fulfill its historic responsibility in
Texas. In many states, executive clemency resides entirely within the discretion of the governor; in the federal system that authority belongs
to ... , as well as subsequent scandals, the Texas governor has limited authority -- at least on paper. The governor may grant clemency only
upon a positive recommendation of the Board of Pardons and Paroles. He is not required
to do ...
25 Aug, 2008 1:40 pm
... have called recently asking about applying for a pardon. In Texas, the governor has the authority to grant clemency (a
pardon) upon the written recommendation of a majority of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. Clemency includes full pardons, conditional ... , the Board requires either evidence of actual innocence from at least two trial officials, or the findings of fact and conclusions of law from the district
judge in a state habeas action indicating actual innocence. Applying for executive ...
12 Aug 3:13 am
... Sparks issued an important ruling criticizing the secretive process by which the Texas Board of
Pardons and Parole makes decisions about release conditions for sex offenders. Here's ...
system known for its secrecy - decisions are usually made behind closed doors, and most parole files are not public record - Thursday's
development marked a rare ... t soon change these policies. Congrats in particular to Bill Habern, whose parole-focused firm out of Huntsville
has been hammering away on these important ...
19 Jul, 2007 3:22 am
... Certainly more ways than I could ever imagine. I just ran across the Texas Board of
Pardons and Parole's "Offense Severity List" approved in April 2007. It was posted in response
to a query on the Prison Talk message board. These risk assessments are part of the guidelines ranking each type of felony under
Texas ... a low ranking, as do immigration-related crimes. An improper relationship between a teacher and a student earns a "medium"
tag. Most business-related fraud crimes get low risk ...
1 Sep, 2008 1:53 pm
Last week we looked at Texas executive clemency (pardons) and the opportunity convicted
persons have to restore their citizenship rights through full, conditional, or innocence based pardons. Now a short study of how ... go about
applying for a pardon. The pardon process begins with a lengthy application process. Before beginning the Board of
Pardons and Parole recommends the applicant obtain the following documents: (1) offense
reports for any arrests; (2) certified court documents for these arrests ...
30 Aug, 2007 11:27 am
... of Kenneth Foster - which had been scheduled for this evening - to a life sentence. Official statement on the Texas governor's website is
here. Michael Graczyk has this AP article, entitled "Texas ... that allowed capital murder defendants to be tried simultaneously and it
is an issue I think the Legislature should examine." The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles had voted 6-1 earlier Thursday to recommend Perry commute the sentence. Perry didn't have to accept the highly unusual
recommendation from ...
3 Oct, 2007 3:21 am
... votes on the US Supreme Court to end the death penalty, or should we bring back the firing squad? UPDATE: Texas Monthly's Evan Smith
smartly asks: Why did the Texas Board of Pardons and
Paroles vote against a stay in the Chi case, knowing how the Supreme Court had ruled last week? Let me ask again: What's the rush? Why was Greg Abbott's office, first, and
the pardons/paroles board, second, so hell-bent on killing this guy right this minute through
questionable means? How ...
29 Mar, 2007 10:19 am
... rates for reformed prisoners HB 2938 by McReynolds aims its sights directly at Texas' recalcitrant Board of Pardons and Parole, which many in the pink dome blame for
Texas' prison overcrowding crisis for not meeting its own guidelines for ... TDCJ facilities. Banning tobacco among inmates has created a
lucrative black market that contributes to corruption of guards and encourages an aura of futility about enforcing prison regulations. The concept here is similar to that with
phones in HB 43 above - ...
5 Apr, 2007 10:13 pm
... set for April 27, 2004. Another application for Executive Clemency was filed on April 6, 2004 to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. It was unanimously denied on April 23, 2004. On April 23, 2004 the U.S.
Court of ... Clark's case, they conveniently ignored §591.003(16) of that Act, the very definition of a "person with mental retardation". And the reason is that James Clark
satisfies the statutory definition of a "person with mental retardation". That definition is "a person determined by a ...
30 Aug, 2007 3:23 am
... spare condemned killer By MICHAEL GRACZYK, Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas - The Texas
Board of Pardons and Paroles recommended Thursday that Gov. Rick Perry spare condemned
... no good as he drove them around San Antonio in a rental car and robbed at least four people 11 years ago before the slaying of Michael ... he said, was being "lost in the
whole thing." On Wednesday, Amador asked for forgiveness for himself and peace "for people seeking revenge toward me," then was put to death for the fatal ...
18 Sep, 2007 3:01 am
... for work anymore as the Texas Youth Commission conservator and recently announced his retirement (he's continuing to serve as a
"volunteer"), his wife Rissie, who chairs the adult Board of Pardons and Parole, appears to be doing the heavy lifting in the family on one of TYC's stickiest problems - what ... will be on the street. Owens said release conditions
for at least nine were approved. Fox and Jim Hurley, a Youth Commission spokesman, said there may have been 10. ... "They ...
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