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21 Dec 2010, 8:31 am
"I'm not holding my breath for Governor Perry to begin to make clemency a more meaningful remedy for "government overreach," but there's a strong case to be made that he can and should treat the pardon power as more than just a token Christmastime genuflection to values of mercy and forgiveness, which are then ignored in practice throughout the rest of the year.RELATED: How the Grinch stole clemency: Christmastime pardons trivialize processUPDATE: Via… [read post]
10 Jun 2019, 2:11 pm
As the Office of the Pardon Attorney reminds us, even a pardon “does not signify innocence. [read post]
30 Aug 2007, 10:29 am
Earlier today the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted 6-1 to reccomend commutation of Foster's sentence. [read post]
16 Jul 2007, 9:26 am
And the Atlanta Journal Constitution, with a transcript of Congressman John Lewis's testimony at the Parole and Pardon Board hearing this morning, which starts off: Good morning, Chairperson Hunt and members of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
7 Jan 2010, 8:38 am
"All this clears the way for Governor Perry to ask the Board of Pardons and Parole for a pardon recommendation for Timothy Cole, who was falsely convicted of rape and died in prison before DNA cleared his name last year. [read post]
6 May 2009, 4:51 am
I'm not the only one, apparently, dissatisfied with Shanda Perkins' nomination for the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole. [read post]
8 Dec 2010, 4:44 am
Take a look:Clearly 2003 was the high-water mark for Perry pardons, with 73 clemency requests granted out of 90 recommended by the Board of Pardons and Paroles, including pardons for 35 people convicted in the notorious "Tulia drug stings" and others from the Dallas fake drug scandal. [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]
13 Aug 2008, 9:26 am
This page allows you to directly contact Governor Perry and the Texas Board of Pardon and Paroles via E-mail, on behalf of Jeff. [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]
13 Jan 2012, 12:51 pm
A constitutional amendment that would require favorable recommendations from the parole board before an inmate could be considered for pardon. [read post]
30 Mar 2009, 1:57 pm
A clemency petition has been filed on his behalf with the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles.Supporters of Mr. [read post]
30 Jun 2009, 11:25 am
"Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board denies clemency," is the title of the AP brief, via NewsOK.The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has unanimously denied clemency for a 32-year-old man facing execution for killing two men in southern Oklahoma. [read post]
4 Dec 2017, 11:46 am
In 2016, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals unanimously ruled in Ex Parte Antonio Sepeda that habeas corpus writs were the "proper remedy" to compel the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole to comply with state statutes. [read post]
15 Aug 2008, 10:51 am
Email addy for Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles bpp-pio@tdcj.state.tx.us Stop the Execution of Jeff Wood and Grant Him Clemency [www.governor.state.tx.us] Office of Governor Perry, P.O. [read post]
17 Mar 2008, 6:24 am
Call on the Georgia Board of Pardon and Paroles to commute the death sentence for Troy Davis! [read post]
27 Aug 2021, 8:50 am
A pardon applicant thus has a 75% chance of being denied by this Board. [read post]
27 Aug 2021, 8:50 am
A pardon applicant thus has a 75% chance of being denied by this Board. [read post]
18 Jul 2007, 7:22 am
By now, everyone should be aware that the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles stayed the execution of Troy Davis to provide time for the Board to examine the case. [read post]
26 Jun 2011, 5:20 pm
About eight years later, an employee of the Board of Pardons and Paroles noticed after reviewing hundreds of pages of materials relating to the offense that there were three sentences indicating that the defendant may have wiped his two-month old twin daughters too hard. [read post]
