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19 Mar 2010, 9:28 am
Until there’s a change, for Skinner and others interested in trying to predict how or why the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recommends some inmates get clemency and others get the needle, Hall says their best bet “is probably a Ouija board. [read post]
18 Dec 2011, 6:28 am
He's outlived most or all his immediate family.His parole was approved in April, with the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles considering his recent history of good behavior, his age and declining health. [read post]
19 Sep 2011, 5:04 am
By midmorning on Aug. 30, 2007, Austin defense attorney Keith Hampton still had not heard a word from the Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
17 Apr 2009, 2:02 pm
Brad Henry has not made a decision on a recommendation by the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board to grant clemency for a man scheduled to die next month for the killing of an 8-year-old boy, a spokesman said. [read post]
29 Aug 2007, 6:03 am
The state's Board of Pardons and Paroles also can halt the execution. [read post]
12 Nov 2008, 4:49 pm
Majority voteIt doesn't take much to require the sweeping restrictions of Condition X - just a majority vote of a three-person panel from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
8 Dec 2010, 4:44 am
This morning I took a chart published earlier on Grits that was compiled from annual reports from Texas' Board of Pardons and Paroles, updating and extending it back to 2001 to get a fuller picture of Governor Perry's overall clemency record (including pardons, commutations, etc.) since he ascended from Lt. [read post]
18 Nov 2009, 7:56 pm
The Board of Pardons and Paroles, however, has recommended that his death sentence be commuted to life in prison. [read post]
22 Jul 2008, 2:46 pm
Perry and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles should concur with the World Court and order a reprieve of the executions until those convictions are reviewed and reconsidered.And: The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and Gov. [read post]
25 Oct 2012, 3:30 pm
" In a process that could take months, the Texas Board of Pardon and Paroles will review the petition before meeting as a group and may ask for additional information before making a decision. [read post]
4 Dec 2007, 10:17 pm
But I'm sure many such prisoners would prefer to stay in the United States under parole instead of be deported.The range of sources in the Chronicle article were extremely narrow: Kahan, the victim's family, and Board of Pardons and Parole Chair Rissie Owens. [read post]
9 Feb 2015, 12:48 pm
But Spencer’s hopes were dashed in April 2011 when the Court of Criminal Appeals rejected the judge’s findings.Spencer’s new plea will go to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, which will make a recommendation to Abbott. [read post]
24 Dec 2010, 6:04 am
Reading about these institutional dynamics made me consider the position of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles as a de facto, semi-autonomous appendage of the Department of Criminal Justice. [read post]
10 May 2016, 3:59 am
Lynch, April 25, 2016 "States Examine Policies, Conditions for Solitary Confinement in Prisons," Interim News, House Research Organization, February 17, 2016 "Darrington Seminary Graduates First Class of Ministers," Criminal Justice Connections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, May/June 2015 Statewide Criminal and Juvenile Justice Recidivism and Revocation Rates, Legislative Budget Board, February 2015 Offender Reentry: Correctional Statistics,… [read post]
12 Jan 2012, 8:42 am
., M.L.S.The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has now issued the forms and some vague guidelines on how to apply for a pardon of deferred adjudication cases. [read post]
5 Oct 2011, 5:26 am
" (More like "olds" - these are longstanding controversies.)What caught my eye, though, were bizarre representations from parole board chair Rissie Owens that simply can't be justified:Rissie Owens, presiding officer of Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, said there long has been a misconception that offenders are entering the Texas prison system young and staying until they are old. [read post]
19 Feb 2009, 3:56 pm
In 2005, Texas Appleseed and the Texas Innocence Network published, "The Role of Mercy: Safegaurding Texas Justice Through Clemency Reform," which examined best practices in executive clemency. [read post]
19 Jan 2011, 12:22 pm
The report shall include recommendations and strategies to better align parole votes, program start dates, and offender releases.Not later than December 1, 2012, the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Department of Criminal Justice shall submit to the Legislative Budget Board and the Governor's Office an update to include actions, if any, implemented since the initial report. [read post]
22 May 2012, 1:11 am
" Rissie Owens, chairwoman of the state Board of Pardons and Paroles, and other parole officials were not available to comment Monday. [read post]
21 Dec 2010, 8:31 am
"I'm not holding my breath for Governor Perry to begin to make clemency a more meaningful remedy for "government overreach," but there's a strong case to be made that he can and should treat the pardon power as more than just a token Christmastime genuflection to values of mercy and forgiveness, which are then ignored in practice throughout the rest of the year.RELATED: How the Grinch stole clemency: Christmastime pardons trivialize processUPDATE: Via… [read post]
