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23 Jul 2008, 10:43 pm
The Prison Law Office, appointed to represent a formerly pro per habeas petitioner who contended the parole board was late in hearing his case, decided to go for a brass ring by filing a class action habeas petition on behalf of all prisoners similarly situated. [read post]
5 Nov 2010, 9:33 am by CJLF Staff
Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether federal courts can require California to cut its prison population further. [read post]
10 Nov 2010, 7:48 pm by Mike
California Board of Parole Hearings of attempted first degree murder in 1993. [read post]
3 Mar 2011, 9:19 am by CJLF Staff
  Commissioner Mike Prizmich of the California Board of Parole Hearings noted Sirhan failed to participate in self-help programs and demonstrated immature behavior. [read post]
26 Mar 2008, 12:35 pm
The current scoop -- for those who don't recall it -- is that Governors Davis and Schwarzenegger (among others) (1) made sure to appoint very hard core (anti-parole) people to the Board of Parole Hearings, and (2) adopted and applied (and, in the latter case, continue to apply) an unannounced policy -- one that would be clearly illegal if formally announced -- of uniformly reversing the Board of Parole Hearings in those rare… [read post]
27 Apr 2011, 2:32 pm by CJLF Staff
  The parole board ruled that Cowell can apply for parole again in five years. [read post]
2 Nov 2009, 7:40 am
Earlier this year, California's Sex Offender Management Board, which includes many law enforcement officials, urged changes in Jessica's Law and found that the residency restrictions were counterproductive, particularly because of a surge in offenders declaring themselves transients, making it even harder to track their whereabouts. [read post]
18 Apr 2007, 2:53 pm
  Parole would be granted only to inmates who convinced both the state's parole board and governor that they deserve to be released. [read post]
6 Jan 2009, 10:43 am
On March 26, 2008 . . . we held [the] decision finding Singler unsuitable for parole was not supported by the evidence presented at the time of the hearing. . . . [read post]
24 Feb 2016, 8:18 pm by David M. Boertje
Once eligible, you must make your case to the California parole board, which is comprised of at least one commissioner deputy commissioner from the Board of Parole Hearings. [read post]
13 Jan 2011, 1:13 pm by Christine Dowling
  After a review of the board's decision making and supervision with respect to Cinelli, Duval stated he "cannot say that the Parole Board or parole office did all they could to ensure public safety. [read post]
29 Dec 2022, 4:30 am by Lawrence Solum
To understand how parole board members make sense of remorse, we draw on in-depth interviews with parole commissioners in California, the state with the largest proportion of parole-eligible lifers. [read post]
10 Feb 2016, 1:32 pm by David M. Boertje
The new law referred to be the parole board says the parole board must give “great weight to the diminished culpability of juveniles” and also consider the prisoner’s “maturity and rehabilitation in prison. [read post]
7 Oct 2011, 9:16 am by CJLF Staff
Parole commissioners said Nelson will not be eligible to seek parole again for 15 years -- the maximum period she can be held without another hearing. [read post]
29 Nov 2010, 10:11 pm by Mike
Noll is a petition for habeas corpus based on the Board of Parole Hearings's denial of an inmate's parole. [read post]
27 Jan 2012, 9:53 am by CJLF Staff
Tougher CA Parole-Revoking Rules Struck Down: Bob Egelko of the San Francisco Chronicle reports a federal judge Thursday ruled that all of California's Proposition 9 provisions for parole revocation were invalid. [read post]
7 Jul 2010, 7:03 am by Jeralyn
At the conclusion of the emotional three-hour hearing, the chairman of the parole board, Robert Doyle, said Van Houten was not yet suitable for parole because she had failed to gain complete insight into her crime and its motivation. [read post]
30 May 2023, 1:57 pm
The Court of Appeal concludes that's long enough; that she's no longer a danger.It's not surprising in the slightest that (1) the parole board ultimately found her suitable for parole, and (2) the governor reversed that decision -- as he's done every single time she's been found eligible. [read post]
18 Nov 2010, 11:33 pm by Mike
As this blog has previously noted, a prisoner can be denied parole if the Board of Parole Hearings or the governor finds "some evidence of dangerousness" if there is no finding then under Haggard v. [read post]