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9 May 2012, 7:46 am
Perhaps it's true that the role of advising the President on pardon applications should be removed from the Justice Department and handled instead by some appointed adviser or board who understands their job is to recommend pardons. [read post]
1 Sep 2008, 1:53 pm
Before beginning the Board of Pardons and Parole recommends the applicant obtain the following documents: (1) offense reports for any arrests; (2) certified court documents for these arrests including complaints, indictments, judgments, orders of dismissals, etc; (3) an official criminal history statement from their local county sheriff; and (4) three current letters of recommendation from persons other than family members who are familiar with the applicant.The… [read post]
20 Apr 2012, 6:28 am
More than 32,000 people have signed an online petition urging Governor Rick Perry and the Board of Pardons and Paroles to pardon Kerry Max Cook, who was falsely convicted of murder in Tyler, was cleared by DNA after 20 years on death row, but has never been formally exonerated. [read post]
27 Apr 2023, 10:32 am
In a recent response to my Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking information about number and types of pardons granted between mid-June, 2022 and early-April, 2023, the Chief Legal Counsel, and FOIA Officer, for the Illinois Prisoner Review Board has advised that a mere fifteen (15) individuals have received a pardon, or act of executive clemency, from Governor J. [read post]
6 Aug 2007, 6:21 am
The board will now wait until the GeorgiaSupreme Court hears the Troy Anthony Davis' final appeals.On July 16, one day before Davis was to be executed by lethalinjection, the Board of Pardons and Paroles granted him a 90-day stayof execution. [read post]
2 Jan 2020, 12:50 pm
The Prisoner Review Board reviews cannabis convictions for up to 30 grams not associated with violent offenses for accuracy and then forwards them to the governor for pardon consideration. [read post]
20 Jan 2020, 8:00 am
During his lifetime, he never asked for a pardon. [read post]
15 Nov 2011, 6:46 pm
A couple of notable items from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles' "self evaluation" (pdf) for the Sunset Commission:Regular readers are aware the parole board makes decisions regarding only a fraction of the 70,000+ releases from TDCJ each year. [read post]
22 Mar 2022, 9:18 am
Widespread Call for Clemency from Hundreds of Texas Anti-Domestic Violence Groups, Baptists, Evangelicals and Catholics, Latino Organizations, and Exonerees; Five Jurors File Declarations Expressing Support for Relief (Austin, TX — March 22, 2022) Today, attorneys for Melissa Lucio submitted an application for clemency to Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
18 Jan 2017, 11:23 am
His next step [FMT report] is to petition the Federal Court to determine if he has the constitutional right to legally challenge the Pardons Board's decision to reject his petition. [read post]
31 May 2018, 7:51 pm
The New York Times editorial board asks, Really? [read post]
19 Jan 2022, 10:30 am
Board of Education. [read post]
12 Oct 2020, 8:52 am
No one should be particularly surprised that it is much easier for the Board to un-do the granting of a pardon or parole rather than change a full or partial denial. [read post]
12 Oct 2020, 8:52 am
No one should be particularly surprised that it is much easier for the Board to un-do the granting of a pardon or parole rather than change a full or partial denial. [read post]
10 Jul 2014, 8:24 am
21 Jul 2023, 7:16 am
In short, all Board members vote. [read post]
22 Nov 2010, 7:00 am
Since 1947 the National Turkey Federation and the Poultry and Egg National board give a turkey to the President of the United States at a White House ceremony. [read post]
16 Jul 2012, 7:46 am
The State Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday denied clemency to a man whose lawyer says is mentally disabled and should not be executed. [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]
12 Oct 2022, 4:26 pm
Tomorrow, the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons will reconsider John Brookins's request for parole. [read post]
