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6 Jun 2013, 4:05 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Also, "Board of Pardons and Paroles Chairwoman Rissie Owens’ salary will jump from $126,500 to $172,000," for a 36% increase. [read post]
23 Mar 2013, 2:12 am by Jasmine Joseph
Setting up an agency in the model of the Parole Board of Canada to help the Executive Head in decision making could be considered. [read post]
16 Feb 2013, 3:08 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman this week reported ("Senators propose removing parole duties from prison agency," Feb. 13) that parole board chair Rissie Owens has been "quietly shopping" a proposal to shift control of parole operations from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to the Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
1 Feb 2013, 6:22 am by Gritsforbreakfast
., Senate Finance will consider the budgets of Department of Public Safety, TDCJ, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the new Juvenile Justice Department, TABC, TCLEOSE, and will discuss a "Special Provision Relating to Public Safety and Criminal Justice Agencies." [read post]
21 Dec 2012, 12:50 pm
There were 1,024 drivers in the program as of Nov. 30, according to the state Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon. [read post]
29 Oct 2012, 10:39 am by Joshua Baron
If she got that sentence, the judge would send Mary Jane to the prison and the Board of Pardons and Parolewould decide when she would get out at a parole hearing.However, Mary Jane is very unlikely to be sentenced to prison. [read post]
27 Oct 2012, 6:39 am by Gritsforbreakfast
(Medication to treat the condition had been left in his hotel room.)As James Woodard's friends and loved ones remember him today, I thought it appropriate to post the text of a letter dated May 22, 2009 to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. [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]
24 Oct 2012, 12:55 pm
Eight years after Cameron Todd Willingham was wrongfully executed of the arson murder of his three daughters, his surviving relatives filed a petition with the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles seeking a posthumous pardon based on overwhelming evidence of his innocence. [read post]
24 Oct 2012, 11:45 am by John Fossum
Pardon Process: Governor and high officials (attorney general, chief justice) act as pardon board, which is required to report to the legislature annually; for a "pardon extraordinary," which restores all right and effectively nullifies a conviction, eligibility requires five crime-free years from final discharge for nonviolent crimes or 10 crime-free years for violent offenses; commissioner of corrections screens applications and decides which cases… [read post]
24 Oct 2012, 11:45 am by John Fossum
Pardon Process: Governor and high officials (attorney general, chief justice) act as pardon board, which is required to report to the legislature annually; for a "pardon extraordinary," which restores all right and effectively nullifies a conviction, eligibility requires five crime-free years from final discharge for nonviolent crimes or 10 crime-free years for violent offenses; commissioner of corrections screens applications and decides which cases… [read post]
15 Oct 2012, 8:00 am by tgatton
  This would remove the Governor from the parole process for non-violent offenders and would place that power in the hands of the Pardon and Parole Board. [read post]
6 Sep 2012, 10:49 am by Gritsforbreakfast
There also is no comprehensive assessment of offender risks and needs, according to the report.It said case management is fragmented and information sharing is limited among the criminal justice agency, the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Windham School District, which serves the criminal justice system. [read post]
29 Aug 2012, 10:00 am by Utah Criminal Lawyer
Lebeaus argued that the sentence of life without parole denied the Board of Pardons and Parole the discretion to consider if he became rehabilitated. [read post]
24 Aug 2012, 7:34 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"We are pleased with our continuing increase in granting parole," said Rissie Owens, chairwoman of the state's pardons and parole board. [read post]
21 Aug 2012, 9:23 am by CJLF Staff
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]
20 Jul 2012, 1:23 pm by Steve Hall
Only the Board of Pardons and Parole can stop his execution now. [read post]