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9 Dec 2011, 5:13 am
For reasons I've never understood, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles tends to view legislation or court rulings governing their activities as optional and often just refuses to comply. [read post]
6 Dec 2011, 8:05 am
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 on Monday to reject clemency for an inmate scheduled to die for the 1994 stabbing death of a man in Miami, Okla. [read post]
2 Dec 2011, 7:49 am
We'll see.See related, recent Grits posts:TDCJ, parole board publish self-evaluations for Sunset processSunset process gives public chance for input at TDCJTidbits from the parole board's self-evaluationHolding Texas judges accountable for past misconductFew cases against judges sustained by Judicial Conduct Commission [read post]
26 Nov 2011, 7:05 am
Much as with Judge Adams, every day Anderson remains on the bench taints and demeans not just the integrity of Texas' judiciary but the entire legal profession.Opportunity for activismSpeaking of the Commission on Judicial Conduct, they're up for Sunset review along with TDCJ and the Board of Pardons and Paroles, and you can see their self-evaluation report here (pdf). [read post]
15 Nov 2011, 6:46 pm
A couple of notable items from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles' "self evaluation" (pdf) for the Sunset Commission:Regular readers are aware the parole board makes decisions regarding only a fraction of the 70,000+ releases from TDCJ each year. [read post]
15 Nov 2011, 12:59 pm
Presently, the Sunset Advisory Commission has begun its review of TDCJ and other criminal justice-related agencies, including the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Windham School District, and the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee. [read post]
14 Nov 2011, 11:44 am
Information on the implementation of the new law can be found on the Texas Board of Pardon and Paroles web page. [read post]
7 Nov 2011, 4:24 pm
The convicted murderer of prominent Abilene resident Mary Eula Sears had, at least in the eyes of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, paid his debt to society. [read post]
6 Nov 2011, 12:42 pm
The Board of Pardons is considering 300 more applications of parolees seeking to have Special Condition X removed. [read post]
31 Oct 2011, 3:07 pm
In 2004, before Texas executed Willingham for the alleged arson murder of his three children, the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole had received a report by a renowned fire scientist named Dr. [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 Oct 2011, 6:33 am
It's mentioned in passing but honored mostly in the breach.Prep reading to participate in TDCJ, parole board Sunset processActivists who work on issues related to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or the Board of Pardons and Paroles will want to at least skim though their"self evaluation reports" here and here (large pdfs), respectively. [read post]
26 Oct 2011, 6:12 am
Presently, the Sunset Advisory Commission has begun its review of TDCJ and other criminal justice-related agencies, including the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Windham School District, and the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee. [read post]
25 Oct 2011, 7:32 am
I harbor no illusions that Perry will exercise clemency authority as aggressively as suggested in that column, but there's a less radical, more politic version that doesn't seem so out there to me:In the past, Perry has rejected about 2/3 of clemency recommendations from the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 9:01 am
" Early Release For Convicted Killer: The AP reports the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has released a woman convicted of murder in 2002 after only serving 9 of her 60 years behind bars. [read post]
9 Oct 2011, 11:05 am
The pardon application must be submitted to the Board of Pardons and Paroles, who will make the recommendation to the governor. [read post]
7 Oct 2011, 3:30 pm
Regular readers are aware of the controversy surrounding the Board of Pardons and Paroles assigning sex-offender conditions to parolees who've never been convicted of a sex crime. [read post]
5 Oct 2011, 4:38 pm
In Texas, the only power the governor has is to grant a single 30-day reprieve — and then only if his Pardons Board recommends it. [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]
4 Oct 2011, 9:15 am
In light of the massive mobilization that so many people helped bring about, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles did more than seal Troy's fate with their failure to grant clemency. [read post]
