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29 Aug 2012, 10:00 am
Lebeaus argued that the sentence of life without parole denied the Board of Pardons and Parole the discretion to consider if he became rehabilitated. [read post]
17 Jul 2007, 4:55 am
July 17, 2007GeorgiaMan on Georgia's Death Row Receives a 90-Day Stay of Execution in '89 DeathBy BRENDA GOODMAN, New York TimesATLANTA, July 16 - Hours before he was scheduled to die by lethal injection,the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday granted a stay ofexecution to a man convicted of killing a Savannah police officer in 1989.The stay will give board members up to 90 days to evaluate and analyzeevidence - including… [read post]
19 Aug 2008, 2:57 pm
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles is expected to announce its recommendation in the Jeff Wood case today. [read post]
31 Aug 2009, 12:16 pm
There are two news articles today involving the Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
6 Nov 2019, 8:10 am
Yesterday, 26 bi-partisan Texas lawmakers sent a letter to Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles requesting to stop the November 20 execution of Rodney Reed in order to further investigate the mounting evidence of his innocence. [read post]
31 Oct 2011, 9:14 am
The Board of Pardons and Paroles had recommended a commutation of his sentence, which was rejected by Governor Perry. [read post]
28 Nov 2012, 8:40 pm
30 Aug 2007, 10:10 am
Six hours before Kenneth Foster was scheduled to die, Perry accepted a recommendation from the state board of pardon and paroles and commuted Foster's death sentence to life in prison. [read post]
23 Dec 2009, 5:50 am
In 2007 and 2009 the Texas Lege invested significantly in treatment programs in and out of prison (to avoid even more expensive new prison building), and now that those resources are available the parole board has been releasing those sorts of petty offenders at higher rates.I was citing those stats from memory, but looking at the Board of Pardons and Paroles' annual report (pdf), I was pretty close. [read post]
20 Sep 2011, 4:41 am
The decision of the Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole is expected today, and likely to be the final decision on whether Troy Davis lives or dies. [read post]
18 Dec 2011, 1:12 pm
" Since Perry usually grants pardons to about 3% of those requesting them, but some years granted up to 10%, Grits argued back in October that Perry could use Christmastime clemency to separate himself from the other presidential candidates:In the past, Perry has rejected about 2/3 of clemency recommendations from the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole. [read post]
7 Aug 2009, 2:28 am
District Judge Sam Sparks also voiced frustration with state parole officials for ignoring earlier court decisions and a previous directive by him and ordered the state Board of Pardons and Paroles to review whether to leave parolee _____ on sex offender restrictions. [read post]
12 Sep 2011, 4:49 pm
Jewell Hendricks was given a 15-years-to-life prison sentence last week for first-degree murder, with the prosecution stating that in exchange for her guilty plea, they will write a letter to the state Board of Pardons and Parole asking that Hendricks serve 15 years. [read post]
3 May 2012, 1:43 pm
Montana Board Hears Mercy Case for Canadian on Death Row: David Murray of the Great Falls Tribune reports convicted murderer Ronald Smith, who has admitted to being the gunman in two 1982 murders, had his clemency hearing before the Montana Board of Pardons and Parole Wednesday, asking to have his death sentence commuted to life without the possibility of parole. [read post]
20 Nov 2009, 9:25 am
The second clerk lived.Perry's decision came after the state Board of Pardons and Paroles had voted 5-2 on Wednesday to recommend that Perry commute Thompson's death sentence to life in prison, a rare move for the panel. [read post]
3 Feb 2011, 9:55 am
Not with the National Parole Board. [read post]
21 May 2012, 12:54 pm
Under state law, he must have a recommendation from the Ohio Parole Board before acting. [read post]
12 Nov 2007, 5:37 am
Courts in other states have also been struggling with how far states can go in changing their pardon and parole systems retroactively. [read post]
19 Dec 2019, 7:55 pm
See State v. [read post]
14 Aug 2007, 8:03 am
Grits for Breakfast's Scott Henson has an open letter to Governor Perry and the Board of Pardons and Paroles on why death penalty supporters should back clemency for Kenneth Foster, here.I'm writing you this open letter to suggest that you provide clemency to Kenneth Foster, Jr., who is scheduled for execution soon. [read post]
