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17 Jun 2010, 8:19 am
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted against clemency, unanimously rejecting Powell’s powerful case of rehabilitation and change. [read post]
19 Nov 2009, 11:29 am
UPDATE: Governor Perry rejected the recommendation of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, and the execution of Robert Thompson was carried out as scheduled. [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]
30 Aug 2007, 10:17 am
Today, 7 hours before he was to be executed, Texas Governor Perry commuted his sentence:Thursday's vote marked only the second time since Texas resumed carrying out executions in 1982 that the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles endorsed stopping an execution with so little time remaining. [read post]
9 Jan 2016, 2:49 pm
Rick Perry rejected two thirds of positive recommendations he received from his appointees on the Board of Pardons and Paroles. [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]
7 Feb 2022, 2:38 pm
The district attorney, the courts, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, and the Governor must undertake a meaningful review of Melissa’s innocence case — including the coercive tactics used in her interrogation and her lifetime of sexual abuse and domestic violence — before carrying out an irreversible injustice. [read post]
21 May 2012, 12:54 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]
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]
1 Aug 2018, 7:22 am
The Defendant’s Execution Later, in June of 2018, after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles rejected the defendant’s clemency petition, the man was sent to the death chamber and executed by a fatal dose of compounded pentobarbital. [read post]
17 Apr 2009, 2:02 pm
Lucas spoke as a witness against Gilson's execution at the parole board hearing. [read post]
29 Aug 2007, 6:03 am
The state's Board of Pardons and Paroles also can halt the execution. [read post]
22 Nov 2006, 10:14 am
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted 5-1 to recommend that Patterson's death sentence be commuted to life in prison in light of his condition. [read post]
19 Mar 2010, 7:28 am
In an article at the Texas Tribune titled "The Secret Pardon," Brandi Grissom gives voice to critiques of enigmatic and abstruse clemency practices at the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole:The seven-member board makes life-or-death decisions, recommending to the governor whether an execution should be delayed, called off or carried out. [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]
6 Jun 2013, 4:05 am
Also, "Board of Pardons and Paroles Chairwoman Rissie Owens’ salary will jump from $126,500 to $172,000," for a 36% increase. [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]
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]
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]
