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4 Jun 2010, 12:26 pm by Steve Hall
A two-day commutation hearing before Utah's Board of Pardons and Parole is set for next week. [read post]
15 Nov 2007, 5:06 am
Participation by inmates is voluntary and carries a lot of weight with the Board of Pardons and Parole when it sets parole dates for inmates.The report says the overall return rate for sex-offender treatment completers in Utah is less than half of the overall return rate for non-completers.On the other hand, the report says, the last infusion of new money into the program dates to 1996. [read post]
19 May 2010, 8:05 am by Steve Hall
The Utah Board of Pardons and Parole can decide to hold a hearing to listen further to Gardner's arguments for commutation or reject his petition on the merits. [read post]
12 Sep 2011, 4:49 pm by Salt Lake Criminal Defense
Jewell Hendricks was given a 15-years-to-life prison sentence last week for first-degree murder, with the prosecution stating that in exchange for her guilty plea, they will write a letter to the state Board of Pardons and Parole asking that Hendricks serve 15 years. [read post]
5 May 2010, 2:46 pm by Steve Hall
"Gardner is asking the board to spare his life and instead sentence him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. [read post]
21 Nov 2008, 7:15 am
That's because the prison's resources struggle to keep pace with demand, Robinson said.Bolstering funding for sex offender programs in prison would allow staff to increase the number of inmates who receive treatment, according to the report.Receiving sex offender treatment in prison is linked to reducing repeat offenses, the report said, and offenders' participation in treatment is an example to show the Board of Pardons and Parole they have made strides toward… [read post]
6 Dec 2011, 4:44 pm by Utah Criminal Defense Blog
The Board of Pardons and Parole’s attorney pointed out that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to end Vaughn’s sentences. [read post]
18 Nov 2008, 2:04 pm
"In most cases, treatment is delayed, which can cause the Board of Pardons and Parole to keep an offender in prison longer than they might otherwise, Welling said. [read post]
17 Jun 2010, 8:19 am by Brian Evans
On Monday, June 14th, Ronnie Lee Gardner was denied clemency by the Utah Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
31 Jan 2017, 8:46 pm by Howard Friedman
Appx. 385 (2011) he joined a unanimous opinion that affirmed dismissal of a suit by a Muslim inmate who alleged that members of the Utah Board of Pardon and Parole decided to disfavor Muslims in parole decisions and to favor members of the Mormon church.⇾Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. v. [read post]
11 Jun 2010, 9:38 am by Steve Hall
  It's via Google News.A Utah man set to die by firing squad next week makes his final appeal for clemency Friday, with his attorneys asking the state pardons and parole board to change his sentence to life in prison.Ronnie Lee Gardner's two-day commutation hearing comes to an end a week before he is set to die for fatally shooting an attorney during a botched escape attempt at a Salt Lake City courthouse in 1985.On Thursday, Gardner acknowledged that… [read post]
20 Jun 2012, 12:22 pm by Jason
Article VII of the Utah Constitution allows offenders to petition the Board of Pardons for a “full and unconditional pardon” of their prior convictions. [read post]
7 May 2010, 12:29 pm by Brian Evans
  Gardner killed Michael Burdell, a defense attorney, during a 1985 courtroom escape attempt, but Burdell’s father, his girlfriend, and another friend all plan to testify on Gardner’s behalf if Utah’s Board of Pardons and Parole agrees to hold a clemency hearing. [read post]
16 Jul 2020, 4:32 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Governor Greg Abbott and the Board of Pardons and Paroles should use their commutation powers to rid the prisons of these short-time inmates as long as the coronavirus rages.The Texas Legislature next year should finally change the law to reduce low-level drug penalties from a felony to a misdemeanor, as Oklahoma, Utah, and several other states have recently done. [read post]
2 Apr 2014, 8:09 pm by Dan Markel
Pardon Attorney; Jorge Montes, Esq., former Chairman of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. [read post]
29 Oct 2012, 10:39 am by Joshua Baron
If she got that sentence, the judge would send Mary Jane to the prison and the Board of Pardons and Parolewould decide when she would get out at a parole hearing.However, Mary Jane is very unlikely to be sentenced to prison. [read post]
17 Dec 2007, 8:18 am
The board also dictates the conditions of an offender's release. [read post]
14 Aug 2007, 8:31 am
A Texas governor can commute a death sentence or grant a reprieve based on a recommendation from the Board of Pardons and Paroles, whose members are appointed by the governor. [read post]
3 Apr 2011, 2:07 pm by Howard Friedman
LEXIS 32385 (D UT, March 25, 2011), a Utah federal district court dismissed a series of claims by an inmate charging the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole with considering religion in making parole decisions and in favoring members of the Mormon church.In Silvagnoli v. [read post]