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16 Feb 2010, 4:12 pm
Hank Skinner’s fate lies in the hands of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, Gov. [read post]
16 Feb 2010, 12:20 pm
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]
15 Jan 2010, 9:48 am
" He told the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board during a clemency hearing in December, "I cannot confess to something I did not do. [read post]
12 Jan 2010, 7:15 am
The article notes that the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has rejected Johnson's clemency petition. [read post]
10 Jan 2010, 7:11 am
Since becoming President, Barack Obama has issued more pardons to Thanksgiving turkeys than to ex-offenders.As Texas Governor, Rick Perry has not completely sidelined his pardon power, but he has used it quite sparingly and refused to offer clemency to the majority of offenders for whom the Board of Pardons and Parole recommended it during his tenure. [read post]
7 Jan 2010, 10:02 am
We believe a court would likely conclude that the Board of Pardons and Paroles is authorized to recommend that the Governor grant a posthumous pardon. [read post]
7 Jan 2010, 8:38 am
"All this clears the way for Governor Perry to ask the Board of Pardons and Parole for a pardon recommendation for Timothy Cole, who was falsely convicted of rape and died in prison before DNA cleared his name last year. [read post]
1 Jan 2010, 6:59 am
Perry's homeland security advisor Steve McCraw, solidifying the Governor's grip on the historically independent department.Assigning 'Condition X': Federal District Judge Sam Sparks ruled that the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles violated parolees due process rights when it labeled them sex offenders without due process, even when the offense for which they were convicted was not a sex crime. [read post]
23 Dec 2009, 5:50 am
In 2007 and 2009 the Texas Lege invested significantly in treatment programs in and out of prison (to avoid even more expensive new prison building), and now that those resources are available the parole board has been releasing those sorts of petty offenders at higher rates.I was citing those stats from memory, but looking at the Board of Pardons and Paroles' annual report (pdf), I was pretty close. [read post]
15 Dec 2009, 1:51 pm
Unmoved by Hurst's report, the Board of Pardons and Paroles denied a petition to stay the execution. [read post]
13 Dec 2009, 6:03 am
The state DOC is working with the state Board of Pardons and Paroles to recruit nursing homes, assisted-living facilities and other organizations interested in housing offenders upon release from prison. [read post]
8 Dec 2009, 2:30 am
After every biennial legislative session, the Board of Pardons and Parole must identify all new felonies created by the Texas Legislature and assign each offense a "severity" level for purposes of inmate classification and to guide future release decisions. [read post]
3 Dec 2009, 6:12 pm
That reprieve was lifted in October, and this week, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted unanimously to reject a clemency request. [read post]
3 Dec 2009, 9:40 am
That reprieve was lifted in October and this week, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted unanimously to reject a clemency request. [read post]
2 Dec 2009, 12:50 pm
The parole board will recommend whether Gov. [read post]
2 Dec 2009, 9:08 am
Yesterday afternoon, the Board of Pardons and Paroles rejected clemency in his case. [read post]
2 Dec 2009, 8:50 am
Rick Perry declined to accept a recommendation by the state Board of Pardons and Paroles that Thompson's sentence be commuted to life in prison. [read post]
1 Dec 2009, 12:23 pm
Accusing Alley of failing to fully and properly plead the inmate’s mental disability case in state and federal appeals, Levin is asking the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to recommend a 60-day reprieve so members can judge for themselves whether Woods is mentally competent for execution. [read post]
30 Nov 2009, 12:44 pm
Arkansas parole board documents show that he was back in prison by September 2001. [read post]
30 Nov 2009, 12:19 pm
And, on Huckabee's explanations: Instead of saying, "Yes, I believed Dumond should have been paroled, his sentence was too long, there were doubts about his guilt and I made my thoughts known to the parole board," Huckabee is all over the map, saying he didn't know a lot about the case; he denied clemency and didn't pressure the parole board; it's former Lt. [read post]
