A new report shared this week with state legislators shows that Alabama’s 300 parole and probation officers are supervising more than 27,000 Alabama offenders, including nearly 9,000 convicted of violent crimes. In addition to those 27,000 convicted of crimes in Alabama, the Bureau of Pardons and Paroles supervises more than 3,600 offenders from other states … Read more
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles held 31 parole hearings Thursday. The board granted no paroles. Among the inmates denied parole were 24 who have been convicted of violent crimes. Editor’s Note: The list below contains the names of the inmates considered for parole Thursday along with their county or counties of conviction, information … Read more
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles held 32 parole hearings Wednesday, granting four paroles and denying 28. Among the 28 denied parole were 20 inmates who have been convicted of violent crimes. Editor’s Note: The list below contains the names of the inmates considered for parole Wednesday along with their county or counties of … Read more
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles held 32 parole hearings Tuesday, granting four paroles and denying 28. The 28 who were denied parole included 21 inmates with convictions for violent crimes. Editor’s Note: The list below contains the names of the inmates considered for parole Tuesday along with their county or counties of conviction, … Read more
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles held 22 parole hearings Wednesday, granting parole in three cases and denying parole to 19. Among those denied parole Wednesday were two murderers, a man convicted of manslaughter and three sex offenders, including one man twice convicted of sexual violence. Editor’s Note: The list below contains the names … Read more
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles held 22 parole hearings Tuesday as the Board resumed hearings following postponements because of COVID-19. The board Tuesday granted parole to two non-violent offenders and denied parole to 20 inmates, including 13 offenders convicted of violent crimes. Editor’s Note: The list below contains the names of the inmates … Read more
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles will hold 161 parole hearings in May beginning on the 19th as the Board resumes hearings following postponements because of COVID-19. The hearings will be closed to public attendance, but crime victims and other interested parties can provide written statements to be considered by the board. Officials, crime … Read more
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is April 19-25, and the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles marked the week by emphasizing the importance of crime victims having their voices heard at upcoming parole and pardon hearings. Parole and pardon hearings in Alabama were suspended due to the national and statewide health emergency in the wake … Read more
Mandatory Release During its Regular 2015 Session, the State Legislature passed and the Governor signed a law as a part of a comprehensive “prison reform” package (Act 2015-185) that mandated release of offenders from the Alabama Department of Corrections within a certain range of time before the expiration of their sentence. Policymakers sought to reduce … Read more
Pardon and parole hearings should resume the week of May 18 after Gov. Kay Ivey’s issuance of an order sought by the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles to ease some of the restrictions on when and how hearings can be conducted during the COVID-19 crisis, Director Charlie Graddick announced Monday. “We very much appreciate … Read more