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31 Aug 2009, 7:04 pm
The Wall Street Journal has an article about a new Texas law which allows prosecutors and parole boards to link DNA evidence to suspects in sex assault cases, despite the fact that the statute of limitations has expired and the suspect was never tried. [read post]
31 Jan 2007, 6:27 am
Owens whether she thinks its a conflict of interest that her husband Ed is deputy director of TDCJ, and whether she thinks any of the Sunset recommendations to reduce conflicts of interest on the parole board were because of that relationship? [read post]
16 Jan 2023, 9:01 pm by Joseph Margulies
And you thought you had high-stakes interviews.Anything that an incarcerated person wants the parole board to know, but that cannot fit in those three minutes, has to be included in his “parole packet. [read post]
3 May 2012, 1:43 pm by CJLF Staff
Montana Board Hears Mercy Case for Canadian on Death Row: David Murray of the Great Falls Tribune reports convicted murderer Ronald Smith, who has admitted to being the gunman in two 1982 murders, had his clemency hearing before the Montana Board of Pardons and Parole Wednesday, asking to have his death sentence commuted to life without the possibility of parole. [read post]
3 Jan 2019, 11:49 am by Daniel Sullivan
Benefits Review Board Affirms the ALJ The Benefits Review Board affirmed the ALJ at request of the employer and the Director, holding that the plain language of “entered into” under Section 33(g) meant to participate in or become a party to something. [read post]
31 Aug 2009, 12:16 pm
There are two news articles today involving the Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
16 Sep 2008, 4:34 pm
The five-member parole board will allow Alderman's lawyers to present evidence at a hearing Tuesday morning, said board spokeswoman Scheree Lipscomb. [read post]
7 Oct 2011, 9:16 am by CJLF Staff
Due to her long criminal history, lack of responsibility, and failure to complete educational and vocational programs, the two-person panel of the state Board of Parole found that Nelson continued to be a danger to society. [read post]
30 Dec 2010, 10:30 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Of all the data the Board of Pardons and Paroles should get right in its reporting, how many clemency requests they receive each year seemingly ought to be right up there near the top.UPDATE: Soon after hitting "Publish" on this post, I got back a partial explanation regarding total-request data from the BPP annual report: Clemency Director Maria Ramirez wrote to say that the higher figures represented the number of "board member votes" for… [read post]
3 Apr 2023, 2:18 am by Matrix Law
(ii) Does the Parole Board’s “Guidance on Allegations” misstate the law on this issue? [read post]
20 Sep 2011, 4:15 pm
We were disappointed to learn this morning that the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles denied Troy Davis' request for clemency. [read post]
28 May 2014, 1:54 pm by David Fraser
He began his career as Counsel to the Department of the Solicitor General of Canada, the Correctional Service of Canada and the National Parole Board. [read post]
13 Mar 2008, 6:14 am
" "Judith Hartnett, whose daughter Tara Hartnett, 21, was killed by Lifers' Group Inc. director James Cyr in 1993, said parole for first-degree murder 'is never going to happen,' she believes, "and if it does, (Cyr) will have me to contend with. [read post]
27 Jan 2012, 9:53 am by CJLF Staff
Proposition 9, passed in 2008, did not guarantee parolees the right to present evidence at the hearings, allowed parole agents to testify about incriminating statements by witnesses who were not in court, required the state to provide lawyers only for parolees who appeared unable to defend themselves, and required the parole board to give more consideration to "the safety of victims and the public" than to the costs and burdens of imprisonment when deciding… [read post]
13 Nov 2008, 5:35 am
A judge reduced his prison term by six months because of the weight-related hardships endured during his 20 months of detention after his arrest.In its decision this week, the Quebec Parole Board cited Mr. [read post]
12 Oct 2010, 4:57 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"[In] these two cases that I reported, the kids were not getting a fair trial at the parole revocation hearings," Koustoubardis said.This isn't the first employee who courts have found to have been illegally terminated in the wake of TYC's widely publicized sex-abuse scandal, though the firing came prior the current executive director, Cherie Townsend, coming on board. [read post]
15 Feb 2008, 9:15 am
The study concluded that adolescents should have the chance to come before a parole board within the first 15 to 20 years of their life sentence.The group said it is inhumane to lock-up minors for life without the chance of parole. [read post]
6 Jun 2013, 4:05 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Also, "Board of Pardons and Paroles Chairwoman Rissie Owens’ salary will jump from $126,500 to $172,000," for a 36% increase. [read post]