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2 Dec 2011, 7:49 am
We'll see.See related, recent Grits posts:TDCJ, parole board publish self-evaluations for Sunset processSunset process gives public chance for input at TDCJTidbits from the parole board's self-evaluationHolding Texas judges accountable for past misconductFew cases against judges sustained by Judicial Conduct Commission [read post]
1 Dec 2011, 7:57 am
It includes representatives from welfare agencies, DMVs, unemployment agencies, workers comp agencies, special education agencies, retirement boards, condo associations, environmental protection agencies, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Parole Commission, and everything in between. [read post]
30 Nov 2011, 9:33 am
Under the proposed legislation, prosecutors would be required to contact victims 60 days before parole hearings, parole board recommendations on early release, or sentence commutations regardless of whether notifications were requested. [read post]
29 Nov 2011, 4:45 pm
When the Board deliberates on whether to terminate someone’s parole, they shall take into consideration the offense committed by the person on parole, the parole period and other pertinent information. [read post]
26 Nov 2011, 7:05 am
Much as with Judge Adams, every day Anderson remains on the bench taints and demeans not just the integrity of Texas' judiciary but the entire legal profession.Opportunity for activismSpeaking of the Commission on Judicial Conduct, they're up for Sunset review along with TDCJ and the Board of Pardons and Paroles, and you can see their self-evaluation report here (pdf). [read post]
20 Nov 2011, 11:20 am
What you can’t impact without changing the highest court in the land, you can impact through business (note: even school board seats are now being run like major campaigns often with spoils going to those with the most power (money + influence). [read post]
17 Nov 2011, 2:37 pm
She is co-chair of the board of directors of Maryland Citizens Against State Executions. [read post]
17 Nov 2011, 10:01 am
The abstract is as follows: Indeterminate sentencing—that is, sentencing offenders to a range of potential imprisonment with the actual release date determined later, typically by a parole board—fell into disrepute among theorists and policymakers in the last three decades of the twentieth century. [read post]
17 Nov 2011, 9:23 am
A juvenile offender sentenced to life will go before a parole board at some point, and the parole board will determine if the offender has been rehabilitated. [read post]
16 Nov 2011, 9:26 am
Post will undergo a medical evaluation before the board rules on whether to revoke his parole or not. [read post]
16 Nov 2011, 6:21 am
At Balkinization Professor Ken Kersch discusses “outlier” criminal sentences—like life-without-parole sentences for juveniles, the constitutionality of which the Court has decided to address in Jackson v. [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]
15 Nov 2011, 12:59 pm
Presently, the Sunset Advisory Commission has begun its review of TDCJ and other criminal justice-related agencies, including the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Windham School District, and the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee. [read post]
14 Nov 2011, 11:44 am
Information on the implementation of the new law can be found on the Texas Board of Pardon and Paroles web page. [read post]
14 Nov 2011, 6:23 am
In those cases, the Court will consider whether the Eighth Amendment prohibits sentences of life without parole for juveniles convicted of murder. [read post]
13 Nov 2011, 2:21 am
If the review board decides a person is a low risk, the Superior Court judge in the circuit the person was convicted in hears the case and makes a decision. [read post]
10 Nov 2011, 9:30 pm
Army Times reports that Gibbs receives life with opportunity for parole. [read post]
10 Nov 2011, 9:09 pm
The county's board of supervisors approved the measure on Tuesday as a way to save an estimated $3 to $5 million per year. [read post]
9 Nov 2011, 12:03 pm
Parole boards would, and should, be free to exercise their discretion to deny parole, if they believe that the offender represents a continuing threat to society. [read post]
8 Nov 2011, 6:05 am
Rezko had access and influence in a way that Levine could only dream about, and Rezko abused that access and influence on a scale that surpassed even what Levine planned to do at the Planning Board and TRS. [read post]
