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1 Feb 2013, 6:22 am
On Thursday at 9 a.m., Senate Finance will consider the budgets of Department of Public Safety, TDCJ, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the new Juvenile Justice Department, TABC, TCLEOSE, and will discuss a "Special Provision Relating to Public Safety and Criminal Justice Agencies." [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]
25 Oct 2012, 3:30 pm
" In a process that could take months, the Texas Board of Pardon and Paroles will review the petition before meeting as a group and may ask for additional information before making a decision. [read post]
24 Oct 2012, 12:55 pm
Eight years after Cameron Todd Willingham was wrongfully executed of the arson murder of his three daughters, his surviving relatives filed a petition with the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles seeking a posthumous pardon based on overwhelming evidence of his innocence. [read post]
6 Sep 2012, 10:49 am
There also is no comprehensive assessment of offender risks and needs, according to the report.It said case management is fragmented and information sharing is limited among the criminal justice agency, the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Windham School District, which serves the criminal justice system. [read post]
24 Aug 2012, 7:34 am
"We are pleased with our continuing increase in granting parole," said Rissie Owens, chairwoman of the state's pardons and parole board. [read post]
21 Aug 2012, 9:23 am
TX Inmate Set For Execution: The Associated Press reports that John Balentine's clemency petition was rejected 7-0 by the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole Monday, following the denial of his appeal Friday by a 3-judge-panel of the 5th U.S. [read post]
18 Jul 2012, 10:44 am
Warren Hill was set to be executed Wednesday in Georgia, but after the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles denied his petition for clemency [JURIST report] Monday, the Georgia Department of Corrections delayed his execution for several days in order to... [read post]
18 Jul 2012, 7:54 am
On Monday, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles rejected clemency for Mr. [read post]
17 Jul 2012, 12:54 pm
The United States Supreme Court, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and Texas Gov. [read post]
17 Jul 2012, 9:41 am
The State Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday rejected Hill's request for clemency. [read post]
26 Jun 2012, 8:09 am
“The Governor’s Office is working with the Attorney General, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, prosecutors and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to determine how many individuals may be affected by this ruling and what the appropriate steps will be for Texas going forward,” Josh Havens, a spokesman for the governor’s office, said in a statement. [read post]
25 Jun 2012, 2:10 pm
“The Governor’s Office is working with the Attorney General, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, prosecutors and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to determine how many individuals may be affected by this ruling and what the appropriate steps will be for Texas going forward,” Josh Havens, a spokesman for the governor’s office, said in a statement.Jason Clark of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said his… [read post]
12 Jun 2012, 4:56 pm
The story opens:More than 20 years after Texas limited the responsibilities of the state Board of Pardons and Paroles to approving or denying cases not supervising parole officers or parolees a new state report is sparking debate about whether to expand the agency's duties again.Such a change, if approved, would be the biggest shift in Texas' corrections system in decades — and the idea has sparked a turf war between the … [read post]
1 Jun 2012, 5:26 pm
Even if she did, though, her actual-innocence claims are strong enough that the Board of Pardons and Paroles and Gov. [read post]
28 May 2012, 8:01 am
Would pushing Jack Johnson pardon have more symbolic heftGrits launches petition to clear Texas writer: PardonOHenry.orgObama the Merciless: Is DOJ a blame? [read post]
26 May 2012, 5:24 am
The Commission's report - which encompasses the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Windham School District, and the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee - makes various recommendations with which TCJC agrees. [read post]
24 May 2012, 7:10 pm
Some criminal justice experts believe life without parole should be reserved for heinous murders, solely as an alternative to the death penalty. [read post]
22 May 2012, 12:25 pm
See related Grits posts:Tidbits from the parole board's 'self-evaluation' Federal judge bench slaps parole board over assigning sex-offender conditions without due process Did parole board dawdling create civil liability for Texas on sex-offender conditions? [read post]
22 May 2012, 1:11 am
" Rissie Owens, chairwoman of the state Board of Pardons and Paroles, and other parole officials were not available to comment Monday. [read post]
