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18 Dec 2014, 8:04 am
Rick Perry rejected two thirds of positive recommendations he received from his appointees on the Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
23 Nov 2014, 11:53 am
Texas' longest serving governor rejected two-thirds of recommendations for clemency sent to him by the Board of Pardons and Paroles, for the most part allowing the constitutional pardon power to atrophy on his watch. [read post]
29 Oct 2014, 8:39 am
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recently denied Soffar's petition for clemency. [read post]
19 Aug 2014, 12:35 pm
Soffar’s current pro bono appeals lawyer, Andrew Horne, has been feverishly working on new writs: an appeal for clemency from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and Governor Rick Perry, and an appeal for an expedited hearing from the Southern District Federal Court. [read post]
28 May 2014, 4:12 am
Tomorrow, Thursday, May 29, at noon, the Texas House Corrections Committee will hold a wide-ranging hearing in which they shall:Study and review the correctional facilities and processes within Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, and Texas Juvenile Justice Department with emphasis on efficiencies, effectiveness, and recidivism. [read post]
7 Apr 2014, 12:16 pm
Instead, the cause of the Cacy fire should have been listed as undetermined.The most damning evidence — a forensic test that found gasoline on her uncle’s clothes — was based on misinterpreted results.With no smoke inhalation or heat damage to [alleged victim Bill] Richardson’s throat and lungs, there is no evidence he was alive at the time of the fire.Instead, it appears that Richardson, a 76-year-old who smoked up to three packs of cigarettes a day, died of a heart… [read post]
5 Apr 2014, 5:37 am
--------------------*The parole board's one-page letter denying the pardon request said he can apply for a formal exoneration again in two years. [read post]
1 Mar 2014, 3:06 pm
Webb should be enough to deny any attempt for clemency.In recent weeks, as part of an effort to obtain a posthumous exoneration from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and Gov. [read post]
27 Feb 2014, 9:37 pm
But still.John Schwartz reports in the Times.In recent weeks, as part of an effort to obtain a posthumous exoneration from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and Gov. [read post]
31 Dec 2013, 8:28 am
A majority of Boston residents support a life sentence for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, if he were convicted in the Boston marathon bombing. 3… The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles posthumously pardoned three of the nine Scottsboro Boys, the only ones who had not already been pardoned or had the charges against them dropped. [read post]
17 Dec 2013, 3:18 pm
Perry later pardoned 35 defendants, casting a shadow on law enforcement practices in rural Texas. [read post]
4 Dec 2013, 4:15 am
“Those decisions come down to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
21 Oct 2013, 5:07 pm
• With no smoke inhalation or heat damage to Richardson’s throat and lungs, there is no evidence he was alive at the time of the fire.Instead, it appears that Richardson, a 76-year-old who smoked up to three packs of cigarettes a day, died of a heart attack while smoking in bed, Cacy’s lawyers argue, adding that numerous burn marks on the furniture show that Richardson was a careless smoker.Other experts reached similar conclusions in 1998, prompting the Texas… [read post]
17 Oct 2013, 3:05 pm
Texas' longest-serving inmate - paroled after 64 years at age 85 - wants the courts to revisit his case, claiming the jury was "rigged. [read post]
26 Sep 2013, 10:32 am
Rick Perry has granted about one out of every 33 clemency requests received by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles since he took office in 2001. [read post]
15 Sep 2013, 9:00 pm
In 1986, the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles pardoned Frank “in recognition of the State’s failure to protect [his] person” but nevertheless did not attempt “to address the question of guilt or innocence. [read post]
16 Aug 2013, 8:41 am
If they hadn't, the opposition might have a better chance of influencing the process.News flash: Parole board must follow lawsThis story from ABC's Good Morning America about Texas parole laws is possibly the most ignorant thing I've seen written by a professional reporter in 2013, which is saying something. [read post]
11 Jul 2013, 5:16 am
What follows is a revised version of that letter to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
6 Jun 2013, 4:05 am
Also, "Board of Pardons and Paroles Chairwoman Rissie Owens’ salary will jump from $126,500 to $172,000," for a 36% increase. [read post]
16 Feb 2013, 3:08 pm
Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman this week reported ("Senators propose removing parole duties from prison agency," Feb. 13) that parole board chair Rissie Owens has been "quietly shopping" a proposal to shift control of parole operations from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to the Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
