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23 Dec 2021, 8:41 am
Todd stated that the amendment restricts the governor from exercising his pardoning power “until and unless all individuals who meet these criteria are granted the right ‘to be heard,’ which conceivably includes the right to be heard by the Governor himself and/or the Board of Pardons,” whereas presently, the Governor may grant a pardon upon the written recommendation of a majority of the Board of Pardons unless the… [read post]
7 Dec 2009, 3:22 pm
He didn't order him paroled, but his action made him eligible for parole earlier, and the parole board unanimously decided to release him, after serving 11 years. [read post]
31 Jan 2017, 8:46 pm
Appx. 385 (2011) he joined a unanimous opinion that affirmed dismissal of a suit by a Muslim inmate who alleged that members of the Utah Board of Pardon and Parole decided to disfavor Muslims in parole decisions and to favor members of the Mormon church.⇾Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. v. [read post]
16 Nov 2019, 11:09 am
The state’s legislators voted earlier this year to make the reforms retroactive, which led to the Oklahoma Pardons and Parole Board’s unanimous vote this month to commute the sentences and release more than 450 nonviolent offenders serving time for crimes no longer considered felonies. [read post]
16 Oct 2007, 8:24 am
Board of Pardons and Paroles chairwoman Rissie Owens said the board cannot issue a blanket halt on executions. [read post]
27 Oct 2012, 6:39 am
(Medication to treat the condition had been left in his hotel room.)As James Woodard's friends and loved ones remember him today, I thought it appropriate to post the text of a letter dated May 22, 2009 to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
1 Sep 2011, 9:49 am
The remaining 7 years would be served with the opportunity for the board of pardons and parole to consider whether to release the inmate on terms and conditions of parole. [read post]
30 Nov 2009, 8:33 am
My colleague, Rodney Brown and I, recently persuaded the Board of Pardons and Paroles to recommend sparing the life of our client, Robert Lee Thompson. [read post]
7 Jul 2007, 11:17 pm
""The Pardons and Paroles Board is in a unique position," Ewart said. [read post]
9 Oct 2007, 2:02 pm
I highlight this point in part because there are powerful modern administrative law stories surrounding the application of mercy now by modern judges, juries and parole boards at sentencing. [read post]
1 Sep 2010, 10:52 am
One former member of the state's pardons and parole board said that the events often provide some relief to victims and help them on their paths to recovery. [read post]
20 Jan 2015, 10:10 pm
That attack sent one of the men to the hospital and landed Wahlberg in prison.In this Dec. 15, 2014 photo, Mary Belmonte reviews newspaper clippings she had collected about Mark …Wahlberg, in a pardon application filed in November and pending before the state parole board, acknowledges he was a teenage delinquent mixed up in drugs, alcohol and the wrong crowd. [read post]
2 Apr 2009, 12:30 am
Both the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the GDC recognize that encouraging people to be involved with faith-based programs will reduce recidivism. [read post]
24 Jan 2012, 1:10 pm
The judge wrote that were Gary to seek a clemency hearing before the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, the feds likely would pay for that, as it’s an additional step in his federal appeals process. [read post]
21 Sep 2011, 1:43 pm
Allen Ault, retired Director of the Georgia Department of Corrections and former Warden of the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison where he oversaw executions for the state, have sent the following letter to Georgia Corrections Officials and Governor Nathan Deal asking them to urge the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles to reconsider the decision they made on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 to deny Troy Davis Clemency despite concerns about his guilt. [read post]
9 Jun 2021, 5:40 pm
One thing the Governor’s office can do is recommend a sentence for commutation by sending the case, alongside the commutation recommendation, to the office of the Parole Board, who will put together a review and hold a hearing. [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 10:18 am
An Oklahoma inmate convicted in the deaths of his ex-girlfriend and her two young children has waived his right to ask the state Pardon and Parole Board to commute his death sentence. [read post]
24 Sep 2008, 9:13 pm
In July 2007, the state Board of Pardons and Paroles postponed his execution less than 24 hours before it was to occur. [read post]
21 Dec 2017, 2:18 pm
McKinney had applied twice for executive clemency and was twice denied by the state Board of Parole. [read post]
5 Apr 2011, 12:18 pm
Rick Perry and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles should stay the remaining pending executions until the legislature enacts measures that provide the same comprehensive regulations for the taking of human life as those provided to animals. [read post]
