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Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles Unanimously Votes for 120-Day Reprieve of Rodney Reed’s Execution
15 Nov 2019, 1:18 pm
Today, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles unanimously voted in favor of a 120-day reprieve of Rodney Reed’s execution. [read post]
29 Nov 2011, 4:45 pm
Notice of a Utah Board of Pardons and Parole Hearing When the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole sets up an original parole grant hearing, rehearing or parole revocation hearing, the following people shall receive notice of the time and location of the hearing: • Defendant • Prosecuting office (county or district attorney) • Sentencing court • Law enforcement officials responsible for the… [read post]
9 Oct 2009, 6:07 am
10-9-2009 Texas:Attorneys Bill Habern and Richard Gladden won a major victory this week in their battle with the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole for due process for sex offenders. [read post]
8 Oct 2009, 10:02 pm
It is almost unheard of for parole officials to be held liable for official omissions. [read post]
29 Mar 2011, 2:42 am
3-29-2011 Oklahoma: Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board officials say data kept by the agency show parole approval ranging from 31 percent to 55 percent during the last 10 years, which contradicts a study released earlier this week by a Colorado-based research organization. [read post]
5 Aug 2008, 2:57 pm
On Monday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied Medellin's request for a 240-day reprieve and a request to commute his sentence to life in prison. [read post]
12 Aug 2009, 3:13 am
District Judge Sam Sparks also voiced frustration with state parole officials for ignoring earlier court decisions and a previous directive by him and ordered the state Board of Pardons and Paroles to review whether to leave parolee Ray Curtis Graham on sex offender restrictions. [read post]
9 Dec 2011, 5:13 am
According to a notice (pdf) on the agency's website.The Board of Pardons and Paroles continues to meet with officials of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and the U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to appropriately implement HB 2734, passed during the 82nd Texas Legislative Session. [read post]
22 May 2012, 12:25 pm
District Judge Lee Yeakel of Austin, in an order issued late Friday, blasted the state's continuing refusal to provide due process hearings before imposing restrictive sex-offender conditions on felons never convicted of a sex crime.Yeakel for the first time ruled that the seven-member state Board of Pardons and Paroles, 12 parole commissioners, state parole director Stuart Jenkins and other parole officials can face monetary… [read post]
16 Aug 2005, 4:26 am
[JURIST] The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles [official website] has decided to pardon Lena Baker [African American Registry profile], a black maid, 60 years after she was executed for killing a white man, board spokeswoman Scheree Lipscomb said Monday. [read post]
25 Sep 2011, 3:52 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 . [read post]
28 May 2007, 1:48 am
What inmates couldn't know is that Rissie Owens and the Board of Pardons and Parole routinely and arrogantly flout attempts by elected officials to guide their work, which is a big reason we face a prison overcrowding crisis today.As mentioned previously, Rissie Owens' husband is Ed Owens, the current Czar at the Texas Youth Commission, placing an inordinate amount of authority over the state's corrections system in this one household.Testimony… [read post]
5 May 2011, 5:50 am
Texas' Board of Pardons and Paroles may no longer impose "Special Condition X" - i.e., labeling someone a sex offender and requiring sex-offender treatment, registration, etc.. - when they weren't convicted of a sex-crime and the state has held no evidentiary hearing to determine it's warranted, according to a Court of Criminal Appeals opinion issued yesterday. [read post]
7 Aug 2007, 7:29 am
Parole board bows out of Davis clemency bid Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 12:30 am | (see enhanced version) Troy Anthony Davis (Photo: Savannah Morning News) The fate of Troy Anthony Davis moved to the Georgia Supreme Court on Monday after state parole officials voted to suspend his clemency request.The five members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles said Monday they would "suspend consideration" of a request… [read post]
12 May 2010, 5:33 am
Apparently, the Parole Board doesn’t release a breakdown of the offences of those granted pardons. [read post]
22 Sep 2007, 8:48 am
[JURIST] Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell on Friday ordered [press release] the Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles [official website] "to immediately suspend approval of future parole for any inmate serving a sentence involving a violent offense. [read post]
16 Feb 2013, 3:08 pm
Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman this week reported ("Senators propose removing parole duties from prison agency," Feb. 13) that parole board chair Rissie Owens has been "quietly shopping" a proposal to shift control of parole operations from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to the Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
22 May 2012, 1:31 pm
The Montana Board of Pardons and Parole on Monday unanimously recommended against clemency for death-row inmate and convicted killer Ronald Smith, saying his death penalty should stand. [read post]
9 Oct 2009, 10:54 am
Jurors also held Board of Pardon and Paroles Chairman Rissie Owens liable for $21,250 in damages and awarded Curtis Ray Graham attorney's fees that are expected to top $100,000. [read post]
13 Nov 2009, 2:09 pm
The Tuesday decision absolves Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles Chairwoman Rissie Owens of personal liability in actions against Ray Curtis Graham and still leaves state taxpayers liable for paying Graham's legal fees, which are estimated at more than $100,000. [read post]
