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19 Feb 2009, 2:06 am
Normally, the Texas Senate rubber stamps the Governor's appointments to the Board of Pardons and Paroles, but one of Rick Perry's three appointees announced last week perhaps deserves closer vetting by the Senate. [read post]
25 Feb 2009, 7:32 pm
Rick Perry has appointed Shanda Perkins to the state parole board. [read post]
13 May 2009, 12:34 am
There's a time and a place for everything, including dildo jokes, but you'd think an appointment to the parole board wouldn't be one of them.UPDATE: Who'da thought? [read post]
6 May 2009, 4:51 am
I'm not the only one, apparently, dissatisfied with Shanda Perkins' nomination for the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole. [read post]
8 Sep 2011, 7:46 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Board of Pardons and Paroles may not like the court's decision, but at this point they're either dragging their feet or thumbing their nose at the court (depending on which body part you'd like to choose for a metaphor). [read post]
30 May 2012, 5:45 pm by ebcarpenter
Meanwhile, appointments to the Pardon Board, which come with a $36,000 annual salary for less than one week per month of actual work, remain sought-after political plums. [read post]
24 Jun 2019, 11:00 am
Finally, governors should appoint reformers to state parole or release boards, like Ohio Governor DeWine and Oklahoma Governor Stitt. [read post]
29 Mar 2007, 10:19 am
The bill has quite a few (all Democratic) co-authors.Miscellaneous TDCJ-related billsHB 2053 by Madden is the Department of Corrections "Sunset" bill, which must pass for the agency (as well as the Board of Pardons and Parole) to continue to exist. [read post]
25 Oct 2011, 7:32 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Perhaps a good start would be to simply accept more or most of the BPP's recommendations this year (it's not like the people he's appointed to the parole board are a bunch of softies) instead of selecting a symbolic few. [read post]
11 Feb 2011, 2:38 pm by Jeff Gamso
So governors appoint pardons boards and meet with legal counselors, who take the political heat for controversial cases. [read post]
23 Dec 2015, 5:13 am by Gritsforbreakfast
For instance, Virginia in 2012 granted geriatric release to less than 1 percent of about 800 prisoners eligible, according to the state parole board. [read post]
17 Oct 2013, 3:05 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
In the meantime, nobody ever seems to want to talk about the scores of other worthy pardon applicants who're routinely rejected - even after favorable recommendations from the Board of Pardons and Paroles - and almost never garner media attention.Journalist seeks first-hand jail experienceA San Antonio Express News reporter spent the night in the Bexar county jail to give readers an idea of the experience. [read post]
7 May 2009, 10:55 am
Shanda Perkins, a retired banker from Burleson, was appointed by Perry in February to serve on the board that has the power to grant or revoke parole, and recommend when the governor should grant clemency or a pardon. [read post]
5 Sep 2007, 3:48 pm
The following speakers are confirmed: Robert Farr, Chairman of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
20 Aug 2010, 8:27 am by Steve Hall
"Members of the Ohio Parole Board, including four appointed by the Strickland administration, don't agree.In an 8-0 vote released yesterday, members of the parole board recommended against pardoning Keith, who has maintained his innocence and attracted high-profile supporters while on Death Row.The unequivocal recommendation goes to Strickland, who has the final say on whether Keith will be put to death Sept. 15 for killing two adults… [read post]