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3 Feb 2011, 9:55 am
Not with the National Parole Board. [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]
28 Nov 2012, 8:40 pm
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]
22 May 2008, 4:43 pm
The board voted to commute the sentence to life without parole," the parole board said.... [read post]
20 Nov 2009, 9:25 am
Following Rick Perry's rejection of clemency for Robert Thompson, recommended by the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texas conducted its 23nd execution of 2009, last night in Huntsville. [read post]
17 Jul 2007, 4:55 am
July 17, 2007GeorgiaMan on Georgia's Death Row Receives a 90-Day Stay of Execution in '89 DeathBy BRENDA GOODMAN, New York TimesATLANTA, July 16 - Hours before he was scheduled to die by lethal injection,the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday granted a stay ofexecution to a man convicted of killing a Savannah police officer in 1989.The stay will give board members up to 90 days to evaluate and analyzeevidence - including support… [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]
13 Jul 2010, 1:59 pm
This will immediately give the National Parole Board more discretionary power, and increase eligibility time frames for those convicted of serious crimes. [read post]
7 Aug 2009, 2:28 am
District Judge Sam Sparks also voiced frustration with state parole officials for ignoring earlier court decisions and a previous directive by him and ordered the state Board of Pardons and Paroles to review whether to leave parolee _____ on sex offender restrictions. [read post]
20 Sep 2011, 4:15 pm
We were disappointed to learn this morning that the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles denied Troy Davis' request for clemency. [read post]
8 May 2007, 2:47 am
We need to see a lot more of that kind of initiative from the Board of Pardons and Parole. [read post]
21 May 2012, 12:54 pm
Under state law, he must have a recommendation from the Ohio Parole Board before acting. [read post]
29 Aug 2012, 10:00 am
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]
3 May 2012, 1:43 pm
Montana Board Hears Mercy Case for Canadian on Death Row: David Murray of the Great Falls Tribune reports convicted murderer Ronald Smith, who has admitted to being the gunman in two 1982 murders, had his clemency hearing before the Montana Board of Pardons and Parole Wednesday, asking to have his death sentence commuted to life without the possibility of parole. [read post]
19 Dec 2019, 7:55 pm
Woodard, 523 U.S. 272 (1998) (O’Connor, J., concurring) (“Thus, although it is true that pardon and commutation decisions have not traditionally been the business of courts . . . [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]
26 Mar 2010, 9:05 am
In addition to the Pardon and Parole Board, six of the jurors who originally sentenced Mr. [read post]
1 May 2018, 9:32 am
GA Murderer's Execution This Week: The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles will hold a hearing Wednesday to review the clemency petition of Robert Earl Butts, Jr. who is scheduled to be executed on Thursday. [read post]
24 Dec 2010, 6:04 am
Reading about these institutional dynamics made me consider the position of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles as a de facto, semi-autonomous appendage of the Department of Criminal Justice. [read post]
