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17 Aug 2008, 1:08 pm
Though an advocate for felon voting rights said the situation has improved since the law went into effect in 1993, the phone still rings off the hook every election year at the pardons and parole board with people asking questions. [read post]
26 Jun 2012, 8:09 am by Steve Hall
“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]
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]
18 Oct 2020, 8:55 pm by Douglas A. Berman
  The Board of Pardons and Committee on Parole voted Thursday to release Fair Wayne Bryant, 63, records show. [read post]
2 Nov 2010, 9:04 am by Steve Hall
Once an execution date is set, a prisoner has 10 days to file a clemency request with the Board of Pardons, which in turn would make a recommendation to the governor. [read post]
31 Dec 2012, 11:14 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
Oklahoma executed 6 people this year, but the Pardon Board would have spared Allen. [read post]
12 Oct 2007, 9:19 am
The Appeal also has, "ACLU calls on Pardons Board to block death sentence," and "Nevada has long history of inflicting capital punishment. [read post]
16 Oct 2007, 8:24 am
Board of Pardons and Paroles chairwoman Rissie Owens said the board cannot issue a blanket halt on executions. [read post]
1 Nov 2023, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
People seeking a commutation or a pardon first must petition the Parole Board, which, in this capacity, sits as the Advisory Board of Pardons.The Board reviews those petitions and determines whether a petition warrants a hearing. [read post]
17 Nov 2014, 7:07 am by Jim Sedor
Mike Beebe to Pardon Son on Drug Charge” by Sam Levine for Huffington Post Hawaii: “Court: State must release financial disclosures for boards” by Nathan Eagle for Honolulu Civil Beat North Carolina: “Ex-Duke Energy Lawyer Now Advising NC Regulators” by Michael Biesecker and Mitch Weiss (Associated Press) for Raleigh News and Observer Ohio: “Canton Financial Advisor Sentenced to 45 Months in Ohio Treasurer’s Office Kickback Scheme” by… [read post]
27 Sep 2011, 10:22 am by Brian Evans
  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]
3 May 2011, 7:50 am by Steve Hall
Last week, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals refused an appeal from Kerr and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles turned down a clemency request. [read post]
25 Feb 2008, 10:57 pm
"That's not counting pardon hearing," he says.But, how safe should that make you feel? [read post]
17 Mar 2021, 12:44 pm by Ellis Cose
That perversion of justice was not corrected until a century later when Minnesota granted the innocent man the first posthumous pardon in the state’s history. [read post]
19 Aug 2009, 11:12 pm
In Alabama, for example, good-time is not used for determining parole eligibility at all, it only reduces time spent on parole after release. [read post]
28 Apr 2008, 10:15 am
Alabama pays exonerated ex-prisoners $50,000 for each year they were incarcerated. [read post]