The Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles has cancelled 108 parole hearings that had been scheduled for the week of March 30, 2020 because of the spread of the coronavirus. The hearings will be rescheduled as soon as possible. Parole hearings are held in Montgomery by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles and are … Read more

As state and national officials work together to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles will reschedule 102 parole hearings that had been planned for the week of March 16, 2020. “We are taking this action in an abundance of caution during this time of uncertainty as the nation … Read more

The Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles is suspending indefinitely public visitation to its LIFE Tech Transition Center in Thomasville as a precaution as the coronavirus spreads nationally. LIFE Tech is a residential transition center that houses about 50 former inmates. “We are taking this action in an abundance of caution during this time of … Read more

The Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles, in an effort to expand rehabilitation services for parolees and probationers, will open three new Day Reporting Centers, Director Charlie Graddick announced Thursday. The centers, which are designed to help local former inmates transition back into their communities, will open in the Wiregrass, Baldwin County and Anniston in … Read more

The Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles has opened a new Day Reporting Center Lite in Guntersville to help local former inmates transition back into the community. Day Reporting Centers (DRCs) are vital in providing probationers and parolees the tools and resources they need to prevent and reduce recidivism. The DRCs provide more intensive supervision … Read more

As it works to help keep Alabamians safe by supervising thousands of parolees and probationers, the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles will work toward hiring 138 new officers over the next three years, Director Charlie Graddick said Thursday. The plan to hire more officers is part of the Bureau’s agenda for the 2020 session … Read more

Leigh Gwathney has been confirmed by the Alabama State Senate as Chair of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. Gwathney was appointed to the position by Gov. Kay Ivey and has been leading the board since parole hearings resumed Nov. 5, 2019. “I am humbled and thankful for the trust placed in me by … Read more

By Skip Tucker, Director of Development and Special Publications Should a top ten list be made of people in this state who protect people, at or near the top would be Officer Roderick Chambers, Division Manager of Training for the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles. He’s an excellent trainer. At 6’4”, 290, he’s something … Read more

As an officer for the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles’ Anniston Field Office, Donnelle Thompson is helping keep residents of Calhoun County safe. Officer Donnelle Thompson has charted a course of positive influence over her career. She was a police officer in Piedmont, retired as a federal probation officer, and taught criminal justice classes … Read more