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13 Sep 2011, 11:25 am
UPDATE: The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles denied Troy Davis' petition for clemency on September 20. [read post]
21 Sep 2007, 3:16 pm
The governor has also directed the Board of Pardons and Paroles to conduct an immediate review of all current parolees who were sentenced for a violent offense. [read post]
17 Jul 2007, 5:12 am
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL APPLAUDS STAY OF EXECUTION FOR TROY ANTHONY DAVIS(Atlanta) -- Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) applauded today's decisionby the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles to grant a 90-day stayof execution to Troy Anthony Davis, who has spent 15 years on death rowfor a murder that he denies committing. [read post]
22 Mar 2022, 9:18 am
Widespread Call for Clemency from Hundreds of Texas Anti-Domestic Violence Groups, Baptists, Evangelicals and Catholics, Latino Organizations, and Exonerees; Five Jurors File Declarations Expressing Support for Relief (Austin, TX — March 22, 2022) Today, attorneys for Melissa Lucio submitted an application for clemency to Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
16 Sep 2008, 4:34 pm
They have also sent letters to the governor and attorney-general of Georgia and its Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
13 May 2009, 3:06 pm
Mike Ward reports, "Shanda Perkins nomination busted," on the Austin American-Statesman Postcards blog.In a rare public rebuke, the Texas Senate this afternoon just blocked the controversial nomination of unemployed Burleson banker Shanda Perkins to become a member of the state Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
30 Dec 2010, 10:30 am
See related Grits posts:Institutional prosecutorial bias limits federal pardon recommendations from DOJPerry mostly ignores advice of parole board appointees on clemencyChristmastime clemency is a joke, but pardons could be meaningful remedy for 'government overreach' How the Grinch stole clemency: Christmastime pardons trivialize processCasting light on Texas clemency decisionsPublic tired of Willie Horton? [read post]
16 Mar 2008, 12:28 am
After all, Texas' Board of Pardons and Parole is notoriously "tough. [read post]
22 May 2008, 4:43 pm
" Here are more details:The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles made its decision less than three hours before Samuel David Crowe, 47, was to be executed, according to a spokeswoman for the state's prisons. [read post]
7 Jul 2007, 1:52 am
The issue is all the more acute since the 22nd Amendment ensured that second-term Presidents would pay no direct political price because they know they don't have to face the voters.By way of comparison, it's worth noting that many states have gone away from the traditional system whereby the Governor in his or her discretion grants clemency, and towards vesting the power to grant clemency in a Pardon & Parole Board. [read post]
18 Apr 2012, 9:18 am
Stay of Execution Granted to Georgia Inmate: Bill Rankin of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole on Tuesday granted a stay of execution to Daniel Greene, who was scheduled to be executed Thursday for killing 19-year-old Bernard Walker in 1991. [read post]
6 Jul 2021, 10:14 am
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles requires the majority of prisoners to undergo additional rehabilitation or education programs before their parole release, which can last from three to 18 months, the Tribune noted. [read post]
6 Jul 2021, 10:14 am
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles requires the majority of prisoners to undergo additional rehabilitation or education programs before their parole release, which can last from three to 18 months, the Tribune noted. [read post]
15 Aug 2008, 9:31 am
" The Board of Pardons and Paroles can vote either to recommend or deny clemency for Wood. [read post]
12 Sep 2011, 3:08 pm
Rick Perry and the Board of Pardons and Parole to intervene before it's too late. [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]
17 Jul 2007, 6:26 am
That left only the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
13 Dec 2009, 6:03 am
The state DOC is working with the state Board of Pardons and Paroles to recruit nursing homes, assisted-living facilities and other organizations interested in housing offenders upon release from prison. [read post]
26 Jul 2007, 6:15 pm
Bob Farr can’t get out of his own way: Earlier this week, Robert Farr, chairman of the Connecticut Board of Pardons and Parole, said that the release of the two men was appropriate based on the available evidence. [read post]
28 May 2012, 8:01 am
The same goes for political opposition to mandatory minimums: Even if Congress or state legislatures were to reduce or eliminate mandatory minimums, it would require clemency by executives or state parole boards to affect the many thousands already incarcerated under such terms. [read post]
