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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]
1 Aug 2018, 7:45 am
Like Patel’s, Bhuiyan’s pleas were ignored by the Board of Pardons and Paroles and then-Gov. [read post]
20 Aug 2007, 1:58 am
I've already written why I think Governor Perry and the Board of Pardons and Parole should commute Kenneth Foster's death sentence. [read post]
18 Sep 2007, 3:01 am
While Ed Owens reportedly seldom shows up 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 to do with 19-20 year olds who the law bars from TYC but who Rissie wouldn't let on… [read post]
18 Sep 2007, 3:01 am
While Ed Owens reportedly seldom shows up 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 to do with 19-20 year olds who the law bars from TYC but who Rissie wouldn't let on… [read post]
28 Sep 2011, 6:06 pm
" The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles voted 3-2 (does it strike anyone else as barbaric that the clemency board vote doesn't have to be unanimous?) [read post]
20 Jul 2010, 6:08 pm
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejected an appeal Monday, and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles turned down a clemency request. [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]
30 Mar 2011, 1:04 am
Yeakel gave the members of the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole a month to explain what evidence they relied on in placing the restrictions and threatened to jail the board members if they fail to comply. [read post]
17 Sep 2009, 7:34 am
To date, there have been 38 executions in the nation this year; 1,174 since 1977.The Houston Chronicle reports, "Texas man executed for Houston drug dealer's slaying," by Allen Turner on the execution of Stephen Moody.He had directed his attorneys not to pursue an appeal to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
12 Jan 2010, 7:15 am
The article notes that the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has rejected Johnson's clemency petition. [read post]
29 Mar 2007, 10:19 am
UPDATE: More thoughts on the subject from the Socratic Gadfly.Boosting parole rates for reformed prisonersHB 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 releasing low-level offenders. [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]
28 May 2012, 8:01 am
Would pushing Jack Johnson pardon have more symbolic heftGrits launches petition to clear Texas writer: PardonOHenry.orgObama the Merciless: Is DOJ a blame? [read post]
21 Aug 2012, 9:23 am
TX Inmate Set For Execution: The Associated Press reports that John Balentine's clemency petition was rejected 7-0 by the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole Monday, following the denial of his appeal Friday by a 3-judge-panel of the 5th U.S. [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]
19 Nov 2009, 11:29 am
Please contact Governor Perry and urge him to follow the advice of Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles by commuting Thompson’s sentence to life in prison. [read post]
17 Dec 2013, 3:18 pm
Perry later pardoned 35 defendants, casting a shadow on law enforcement practices in rural Texas. [read post]
24 Mar 2010, 12:06 pm
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
22 Feb 2011, 7:13 pm
Adams' family and church community had sought a commutation of the death sentence; a plea rejected by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
