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6 Apr 2022, 2:41 pm by Dani Selby
Greg Abbott and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to grant Ms. [read post]
2 Nov 2009, 12:39 pm
He did not issue a reprieve for any review, and the Board of Pardons and Paroles chose not to hold a hearing and not to recommend any reprieve or commutation. [read post]
1 Mar 2011, 7:08 am by Gritsforbreakfast
(Last session, one of Governor Perry's appointees to the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Shanda Perkins, was scuttled on a bipartisan 27-4 vote, with some senators who'd voted for her in committee voting against her on the floor.)I'd like to see Bradley's nomination rejected outright, but even if he stays on the Commission, the Lege should change the law to let commissioners select their own chair. [read post]
9 Feb 2012, 1:01 pm by Steve Hall
But the state's pardon and parole board recommended his death sentence be commuted to life in prison. [read post]
15 Jun 2011, 8:11 am by Steve Hall
“Prompt knowledge of and access to our fellow-citizens held in foreign jails ensures that U.S. consular officers can help them obtain legal assistance, monitor their treatment, and connect them to family and friends back home,” retired military brass and diplomats said in a letter to the Texas parole board. [read post]
18 Jul 2012, 7:54 am by Steve Hall
On Monday, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles rejected clemency for Mr. [read post]
21 Sep 2011, 12:39 pm by Steve Hall
    Here's an excerpt of his remarks from the conference: Secondly, I have said that if the Pardon and Parole Board recommends to me clemency, and I have granted clemency in some cases, I think "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" with respect to capital cases is too low a standard. [read post]
2 Sep 2009, 7:47 am
Hurst's report was submitted as part of last-minute appeals to the state Board of Pardons and Paroles and Gov. [read post]
15 Jul 2011, 10:16 am by Steve Hall
The Governor’s Office says it has not received the lawsuit and would need a favorable recommendation from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to grant clemency. [read post]
16 Feb 2010, 12:20 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
The Statesman has more.AND MORE: Here are the proposed cuts (pdf) suggested at the Juvenile Probation Commission.NUTHER UPDATE: I'll have a more complete analysis later, but here are the TDCJ budget items that stood out upon initial perusal of their proposed reductions (most of which they've suggested be waived):Firing 2,037 security staffSlash operational funds for food and fuel, assuming non constat that market prices won't fluctuateSlashing $42 million from mental health careReduce… [read post]
12 Nov 2009, 9:00 am
Hurst wrote up a report and faxed it to the Board of Pardons and Paroles, which unanimously turned Willingham down. [read post]
24 Mar 2010, 4:41 pm by Jeralyn
The Texas Board of Pardons and Parole has denied Skinner's request for DNA testing that is now available but wasn't at the time of his trial. [read post]
29 Aug 2007, 1:22 am
The Back Gate analyzes data from the national Prison Rape Elimination Act, exploring the finding that 36% of reported incidents involved allegations of staff misconduct.If Governor Perry and the Board of Pardons and Parole don't intervene by tomorrow, Kenneth Foster will die. [read post]
27 Sep 2011, 10:22 am by Brian Evans
  The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles should hear from us (fax: 404-651-6670;  email: Clemency_Information@pap.state.ga.us) about this case too, because all executions are wrong. [read post]
21 Dec 2010, 9:24 am by Steve Hall
The state's attorney general's office, representing Perry, said the memo was protected under attorney-client privilege, and that the supporting documents from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles were confidential under the law. [read post]
17 Jul 2012, 9:41 am by Steve Hall
The State Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday rejected Hill's request for clemency. [read post]
23 Nov 2009, 8:23 am by Steve Hall
Rick Perry announced he was rejecting the Board of Pardons and Paroles recommendation to commute the sentence. [read post]
16 Jan 2017, 10:10 am by Philip Stancil
Alternatively, you may be able to get a pardon from the Texas Governor (but that takes some doing, namely a written recommendation from the Board of Pardons and Paroles). [read post]
28 Sep 2010, 6:09 am
Today, I am directing the TDCJ Parole Division to work with the Board of Pardons and Paroles to expand the use of their monitoring systems that can immediately identify when a paroled sex offender is somewhere they’re not supposed to be say, within a certain distance of a school or a specific individual. [read post]
13 Jun 2011, 8:01 am by Steve Hall
Rick Perry and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles — both in the uncommon position of making a decision with international impact — should commute or postpone the death sentence of Humberto Leal, a Mexican raised in Texas, scheduled to die July 7 for the 1994 murder of Adria Sauceda, 16, in Bexar County. [read post]