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1 Apr 2010, 8:07 am by Steve Hall
Perry's office was inundated with letters from people asking him to grant a 30-day reprieve (the only power he has, absent a recommendation from the Board of Pardons and Paroles to commute or block the execution, which the board declined to make in Skinner's case), and his official Facebook page was overrun with messages imploring him to do the same. [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]
24 Mar 2010, 3:32 pm by Steve Hall
  Skinner is seeking DNA testing of evidence in his case, which his lawyers say will demonstrate his innocence.Earlier this week the Board of Pardons and Paroles rejected a reprieve for Skinner. [read post]
24 Mar 2010, 7:57 am by Steve Hall
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles yesterday denied Skinner's application for a reprieve. [read post]
24 Mar 2010, 4:24 am
Skinner asked the Texas Board of Pardon and Paroles, but they said "no. [read post]
23 Mar 2010, 8:22 pm by cdw
In one of the more high profile executions in the last few years, Monday the Board of Pardons and Paroles rejected a 60-day reprieve for Hank Skinner to allow time for DNA testing. [read post]
23 Mar 2010, 9:09 am by Jeff Gamso
  It doesn't make for good press.Good enough for the Board of Pardons and Paroles, though, it seems. [read post]
23 Mar 2010, 8:19 am by Steve Hall
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles decided against Skinner on Monday, which means a temporary reprieve by the governor may be the last chance to buy time to carry out critical forensic tests. [read post]
19 Mar 2010, 9:28 am by Steve Hall
Rissie Owens, chairwoman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, and a member of the Huntsville school board, declined an interview for this story and did not answer written questions about calls for reform. [read post]
19 Mar 2010, 7:28 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Rissie Owens, chairwoman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, and a member of the Huntsville school board, declined an interview for this story and did not answer written questions about calls for reform. [read post]
18 Mar 2010, 11:04 am by Brian Evans
  The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board should recommend that Governor Brad Henry commute this death sentence, and Governor Henry should accept that recommendation. [read post]
17 Mar 2010, 9:29 am by Michael Lowe
  Well, some have been wondering about that — and the Board of Pardons and Paroles and others in the know, report that it all adds up. [read post]
12 Mar 2010, 8:51 am by Steve Hall
  Additional reprieves or longer reprieves can only be granted upon a positive recommendation by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
2 Mar 2010, 8:02 am by Steve Hall
Perry received the State Board of Pardons and Paroles' recommendation for a pardon Monday morning, election eve, according to a spokeswoman. [read post]
1 Mar 2010, 8:33 am by Gritsforbreakfast
What's more, the Board of Pardons and Parole hasn't really been using the Mineral Wells facility the way it was intended, so there's no special reason to keep it opened compared to, say, Intermediate Sanctions Facilities on the list.Equally interesting to me is the fact that the Dawson State Jail's contract with Corrections Corporation of America is up for renewal next January. [read post]
1 Mar 2010, 4:35 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Texas Board of Pardons and Parole has recommended a pardon for Timothy Cole, who died in prison of an asthma attack before DNA could prove he was innocent of the rape for which he was falsely convicted. [read post]
17 Feb 2010, 8:58 am by Michael Lowe
The Governor May Still Issue a Pardon for Tim Cole Now, The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles may open the way to the elusive pardon, based upon an application filed by the Innocence Project of Texas. [read post]