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13 Jun 2011, 9:13 pm
In 1994, Slater was arrested for trying to board a plane with a gun in his luggage. [read post]
12 Jun 2011, 10:00 am
LEXIS 60786 (ED CA, June 6, 2011), a California federal magistrate judge denied a habeas corpus petition, rejecting an inmate's claim that the parole board required him to participate in a faith-based 12-step program. [read post]
8 Jun 2011, 9:20 am
" The governor's decision came after the Ohio Parole Board recommended the same last month, citing several possible problems with Hawkins' case. [read post]
1 Jun 2011, 8:25 pm
Nonetheless, in the United States it is commonplace for parole boards to administer Dr. [read post]
25 May 2011, 9:40 am
California Denies First Medical Parole: Don Thompson of the AP reports California parole officials yesterday rejected early release for 42 year-old Corcoran State prison inmate Steven Martinez, a convicted kidnapper and rapist who became quadriplegic after a prison fight. [read post]
24 May 2011, 2:26 pm
But a light shines in Louisiana: House Bill 138, which would give individuals age 60 or older the right to a hearing before a parole board. [read post]
24 May 2011, 7:34 am
Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck “Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys” The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court: State v. [read post]
24 May 2011, 7:34 am
In the New York Times, Jennifer Medina reports that the Plata decision is “sure to set off a fresh round of budget battling in the financially distressed state [of California],” while the editorial board of the New York Times urges the state to use its “limited prison space . . . for people who truly pose a threat to society,” rather than those convicted of “technical parole violations” or “minor, nonviolent crimes. [read post]
19 May 2011, 9:03 am
Martinez's case has gone before the state Board of Parole Hearings in 2008 and 2010 under California's "compassionate release" program, and the board denied his release both times. [read post]
16 May 2011, 2:46 pm
The Ohio Supreme Court, the Ohio Parole Board, and Governor John Kasich all rejected similar arguments. [read post]
13 May 2011, 3:51 pm
Former California warden who oversaw executions becomes director of anti-death penalty group Death Penalty Focus.The drive to abolish the death penalty in Connecticut suffered a potentially fatal blow Wednesday when two state senators announced they will no longer support the effort.Ohio Parole Board is unanimous in clemency recommendation for inmate after case review reveals doubts of his guilt.Dallas man freed after 27 years behind bars for rapes DNA evidence shows he… [read post]
12 May 2011, 11:07 am
Board of Pardons and Paroles and Commutations 2011-R-0216 You asked a number of questions about the Board of Pardons and Paroles and its pardon and commutation powers. [read post]
12 May 2011, 9:41 am
A recent poll by David Binder Research found that 63% California voters would support converting the sentences of everyone on death row in California to life without the possibility of parole to save the state more than $1 billion in five years.Ms. [read post]
10 May 2011, 6:45 pm
Fed up with California’s costly and ineffective death penalty, Democratic activists and delegates descended on the California Democratic Party Convention in Sacramento last weekend to urge the party to call on Jerry Brown to convert death sentences to life without parole. [read post]
10 May 2011, 3:56 pm
Brown to convert death sentences to life imprisonment without parole. [read post]
7 May 2011, 1:46 pm
Older prisoners are boosting Texas' healthcare costs as well (it's not like Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles is particularly generous toward this category of inmates), but California's overuse of life sentences has swelled the ranks of their prison geriatric wards. [read post]
3 May 2011, 9:05 am
" Iowa lawmakers can't agree on how long affected inmates should stay in prison before before they are eligible for review by the Iowa Board of Parole. [read post]
27 Apr 2011, 2:32 pm
The parole board ruled that Cowell can apply for parole again in five years. [read post]
12 Apr 2011, 11:37 am
The Board of Supervisors in Orange County, California has passed an ordinance that places some of the most severe restrictions yet on convicted sex offenders. [read post]
7 Apr 2011, 10:15 am
In law school, I was a card carrying member of the Public Interest Law Foundation board. [read post]
