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The percentage of parole requests granted has fallen from 12 percent to 6 percent in the last year.
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Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles stories
Prisons
Incarcerated individuals who die prior to their hearing date are "typically" removed from the parole hearing docket.
State
Birmingham-based lawyer Kim Davidson has been appointed to the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Legislature
Sen. Tom Whatley's idea is to have parole guidelines similar to sentencing guidelines implemented by the state in 2013.
Prisons
Darryl Littleton, former State Trooper traffic homicide investigator, plans to use those skills in hearings.
Prisons
The board does not have to disclose why they deny pardons, and there's no way to appeal.
Prisons
Pardons and parole hearings have been closed to the public since March due to COVID-19.
News
A report released Monday predicts that in 2020 Alabama’s deadly, overcrowded prisons, already under threat of a federal takeover, will become even more crowded,...
Opinion
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles’ decision-making regarding whether to grant or deny paroles is as a detached, independent objective group, akin to...
Opinion
Belinda Brown’s birthday is Monday. She was hoping her son’s freedom would be the best gift she’s ever received. For months, Belinda and her...
