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28 Sep 2011, 6:06 pm
" The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles voted 3-2 (does it strike anyone else as barbaric that the clemency board vote doesn't have to be unanimous?) [read post]
27 Sep 2011, 10:22 am
The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles should hear from us (fax: 404-651-6670; email: Clemency_Information@pap.state.ga.us) about this case too, because all executions are wrong. [read post]
25 Sep 2011, 3:52 am
A federal judge on Tuesday issued yet another bench slapping to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles over the BPP's insistence on placing sex-offender conditions on (possibly) thousands of parolees who've never been convicted of a sex crime. [read post]
22 Sep 2011, 8:43 am
In a perfect world, the haunting execution of Troy Davis would spawn vital reforms to the clemency and parole process in states like Georgia and Texas, where such proceedings routinely make a mockery of the idea of reasoned justice. [read post]
21 Sep 2011, 6:21 pm
An email form which appeared on Death Penalty Focus provides a summary:To the Board of Pardons and Paroles and District Attorney Larry Chisolm:I am writing you today to ask you to reconsider the decision to deny clemency for Troy Davis. [read post]
21 Sep 2011, 12:39 pm
Here's an excerpt of his remarks from the conference: Secondly, I have said that if the Pardon and Parole Board recommends to me clemency, and I have granted clemency in some cases, I think "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" with respect to capital cases is too low a standard. [read post]
21 Sep 2011, 2:04 am
The decisions were the latest setback for the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and state corrections officials, who have insisted for years that, to ensure public safety, they could impose the stringent conditions on parolees without a due-process hearing. - Hell, when people can just decide themselves what they can and cannot do, why even have laws? [read post]
20 Sep 2011, 6:45 pm
The Georgia pardon and parole board’s refusal to grant him clemency is appalling in light of developments after his conviction: reports about police misconduct, the recantation of testimony by a string of eyewitnesses and reports from other witnesses that another person had confessed to the crime. [read post]
20 Sep 2011, 2:12 pm
A cornerstone of that process, in Texas and elsewhere, is the Board of Pardons and Paroles, which is designed to act as a safety valve, removed from the emotion of the crime and the courtroom. [read post]
20 Sep 2011, 10:05 am
The Georgia Board of Parole and Pardons once again denied clemency to Troy Davis despite grave doubts about his guilt. [read post]
20 Sep 2011, 8:28 am
Yesterday the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles refused to commute the death sentence of inmate Troy Davis, who was convicted in the 1989 death of a police officer. [read post]
20 Sep 2011, 5:44 am
Georgia’s State Board of Pardons and Paroles has rejected Troy Davis’ clemency petition. [read post]
19 Sep 2011, 5:04 am
By midmorning on Aug. 30, 2007, Austin defense attorney Keith Hampton still had not heard a word from the Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
16 Sep 2011, 11:24 am
" Thank you to everyone who took action and sent a message to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and Gov. [read post]
15 Sep 2011, 8:59 pm
”Because this case continues to be permeated by doubt, the Board of Pardons and Paroles’ stance continues to be the right one. [read post]
15 Sep 2011, 3:33 pm
Buck’s lawyers have asked for a new sentencing hearing, citing racially-biased testimony in his original sentencing.The state’s Board of Pardons and Paroles rejected Buck’s request for a stay of execution earlier this week. [read post]
15 Sep 2011, 2:55 pm
A clemency request to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, all of whom are Perry appointees, also failed. [read post]
15 Sep 2011, 6:27 am
On September 9, Geffin wrote a letter [1] to Governor Rick Perry and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles calling for Buck’s execution to be halted. [read post]
14 Sep 2011, 5:30 am
The Texas Board of Pardon and Paroles recommended against clemency for Buck, who is due to be executed Thursday. [read post]
13 Sep 2011, 11:40 pm
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recommended against clemency yesterday, leaving Buck's fate in the hands of Governor Rick Perry, who has the power to grant a 30-day reprieve, and District Attorney Pat Lykos, who can seek to withdraw the execution date. [read post]
