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12 Feb 2007, 5:14 pm
I'd ask you, Grits readers, to add to this list of questions that should be asked in writing of the Board of Pardons and Parole Chair Rissie Owens: 1) How many parole applicants have you actually met? [read post]
28 May 2007, 1:48 am
Morris hopes his chances of release will be better there than in Mineral Wells.Only about one in 10 Mineral Wells inmates is any closer to release than inmates elsewhere in the system, estimated Rissie Owens, chairwoman of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
13 Nov 2009, 2:57 am
US District Judge Sam Sparks refused to hold parole board chair Rissie Owens personally liable, as a jury verdict would have him do, for applying sex-offender registration to Texas parolees without even minimalist due process. [read post]
18 Sep 2007, 3:01 am
Reported the Statesman's Mike Ward this morning ("Some youth commission inmates approved for parole," Sept. 18):State Board of Pardons and Paroles Chairwoman Rissie Owens confirmed Monday that a special parole review panel approved the conditions of release for a group of at least nine 19- and 20-year-old offenders. [read post]
18 Sep 2007, 3:01 am
Reported the Statesman's Mike Ward this morning ("Some youth commission inmates approved for parole," Sept. 18):State Board of Pardons and Paroles Chairwoman Rissie Owens confirmed Monday that a special parole review panel approved the conditions of release for a group of at least nine 19- and 20-year-old offenders. [read post]
6 Jun 2013, 4:05 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Also, "Board of Pardons and Paroles Chairwoman Rissie Owens’ salary will jump from $126,500 to $172,000," for a 36% increase. [read post]
17 Mar 2010, 12:02 pm by Steve Hall
  Because it contains an update, I've copied the entire post, but visit the Trib to see the graphic:So, this is day two of trying to get the chairwoman of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, Rissie Owens, to answer some questions for a story I'm working on. [read post]
10 Aug 2007, 2:14 am
Dear Governor Rick Perry and Parole Board Chair Rissie Owens,I'm writing you this open letter to suggest that you provide clemency to Kenneth Foster, Jr., who is scheduled for execution soon. [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]
19 Jan 2012, 8:00 am by Steve Hall
Huntsville lawyer Bill Habern made his unusual request in a three-page letter to Rissie Owens, chairwoman of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
25 Aug 2011, 8:53 am by Susan I. Nelson
"We're concerned that they're not deported and they're just released to the street," said Parole Board Chairwoman Rissie Owens of Huntsville. [read post]
31 Aug 2009, 12:16 pm
"We have been advised by attorney after attorney after attorney that it is correct," said Rissie Owens, chairwoman of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles.Even so, some officials on both sides concede that some change appears to be coming.Related articles are in the TX Board of Pardons and Paroles category index. [read post]
19 Mar 2010, 7:28 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Rissie Owens, chairwoman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, and a member of the Huntsville school board, declined an interview for this story and did not answer written questions about calls for reform. [read post]
19 Mar 2010, 9:28 am by Steve Hall
Rissie Owens, chairwoman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, and a member of the Huntsville school board, declined an interview for this story and did not answer written questions about calls for reform. [read post]
7 May 2009, 10:55 am
The panel also approved the re-nomination of board member Juanita Gonzalez and chairwoman Rissie Owens and the nomination of new member Thomas Leeper. [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]
22 May 2012, 1:11 am by SO Issues
" Rissie Owens, chairwoman of the state Board of Pardons and Paroles, and other parole officials were not available to comment Monday. [read post]
24 Aug 2012, 7:34 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"We are pleased with our continuing increase in granting parole," said Rissie Owens, chairwoman of the state's pardons and parole board. [read post]
15 Aug 2008, 9:31 am
" The Board of Pardons and Paroles can vote either to recommend or deny clemency for Wood. [read post]