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13 Jun 2007, 12:39 pm
He's even bringing another lawyer on board, Lawrence Robbins, to "bring his special expertise. [read post]
7 Jul 2007, 7:34 pm
A former member of the board, Paddy Lann Burwell, said in an interview on Friday that the board took pains to insulate Mr. [read post]
24 Jul 2022, 9:01 pm
He was convicted of murdering his friend Albert Hale during a 1997 drug-inspired robbery.Coddington has filed a clemency petition with the Oklahoma Board of Pardons and Paroles, which on Tuesday will hold a hearing on his request.His case for clemency is straightforward but controversial. [read post]
8 Jul 2007, 12:34 pm
I wanted to highlight a few recent Grits posts for my own easy reference and to make sure they made it onto Grits readers radar screens:County Jail Overcrowding SolutionsGrits best practices to reduce county jail overcrowding: Part TwoConsultant: Midland jail should tackle overincarceration by reducing pretrial detentionRookie Dallas jailers work with no training up to six monthsLawsuit moves forward toward quicker competency restorationPrivate PrisonsAG should investigate possible Geo Group… [read post]
26 Mar 2009, 5:08 am
An additional reprieve can only be made with a positive recommendation of the Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
29 Oct 2008, 2:48 am
AP has this report on the execution of Eric Nenno, via the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.It was the 29th execution in America this year; the 1,128th in the country since 1977.My commentary on the failure of the Board of Pardons and Paroles to examine his case -- and the prediction that he would be a future danger to society -- is here. [read post]
19 Aug 2007, 6:42 am
You can take action by writing Governor Perry, Members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles and Members of the Texas Legislature to Stop the Execution of Kenneth, here. [read post]
15 Nov 2007, 5:06 am
Participation by inmates is voluntary and carries a lot of weight with the Board of Pardons and Parole when it sets parole dates for inmates.The report says the overall return rate for sex-offender treatment completers in Utah is less than half of the overall return rate for non-completers.On the other hand, the report says, the last infusion of new money into the program dates to 1996. [read post]
15 Jul 2008, 5:22 am
Supreme Court Ruled 4 to 3 that Recanted Testimony is not as strongas Original Trial Testimony.Please join Amnesty International along with various celebrities,musicians, civil and political leaders, and other concerned citizens tosupport Troy and demand that the Georgia Board of Pardons and Parolesprevent the execution of a man with a strong innocence case! [read post]
26 Aug 2009, 4:59 pm
In 1981 Everett pled guilty to first-degree murder in Nevada and was originally sentenced to death, but the Nevada State Board of Pardons reduced it to life in prison without parole. [read post]
7 May 2009, 10:55 am
Shanda Perkins, a retired banker from Burleson, was appointed by Perry in February to serve on the board that has the power to grant or revoke parole, and recommend when the governor should grant clemency or a pardon. [read post]
29 Oct 2014, 8:39 am
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recently denied Soffar's petition for clemency. [read post]
14 Dec 2019, 1:36 pm
” Prior to 1996, the Government Code authorized the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole to release certain categories of inmates automatically when their calendar time and good conduct time equalled the full term of the prison sentence. [read post]
5 Jan 2012, 5:15 pm
Welch maintained that he acted in self defense, testifying at a hearing before the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board, "To me, this was life or death. [read post]
15 Jun 2011, 11:23 am
Please sign this petition to Urge the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and Gov. [read post]
11 Aug 2008, 3:07 pm
LINKJeffery Lee Wood does not deserve to die.That's the plea made in an application to the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole seeking clemency for the man sentenced to death for the 1996 murder of a Kerrville convenience store clerk, Kriss Keeran. [read post]
9 Jan 2008, 7:34 am
It would replace the part-time Board of Pardons and Paroles with a full-time board whose members would be required to have experience or education in criminal justice. [read post]
8 Jun 2011, 4:32 pm
In February, the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles did the responsible thing and granted a stay to allow for DNA testing that might exonerate Blankenship or implicate an alternative suspect. [read post]
15 Jul 2007, 9:14 pm
Davis, is likely to be the focus of an unusual clemency hearing before the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
19 Nov 2021, 10:33 am
Stitt was right to accept the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board’s recommendation to commute Mr. [read post]
