Help for MA Parole Board's new workload on life sentences sought
WEB1 day ago · NEWS. 'Not really sustainable.' New life sentence cases before Parole Board a challenge. Sam Doran. State House News Service. The Supreme Judicial Court 's controversial Mattis decision earlier...
Massachusetts Parole Board | Mass.gov
WEBThe Parole Board’s mission is to promote public safety through supervised, conditional release of inmates to the community, so that a successful transition from confinement to discharge from parole provides a basis for continued responsible conduct.
What happens now that Massachusetts has banned life without parole …
WEBJan 17, 2024 · The Parole Board is tasked with calculating people’s parole eligibility dates. Voukydis says this is “complicated work,” because some people have consecutive sentences. At that point, the public defender agency will assign attorneys based on people’s parole eligibility dates.
Workload feeds into talk over parole board shakeup - WWLP
WEBJun 21, 2023 · BOSTON, Mass. (SHNS)–The Parole Board’s heavy workload generated discussion at a Governor’s Council hearing Wednesday, spurring talk of expanding the board from seven to nine members and adding...
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles Home Page - Texas …
WEBSep 16, 2024 · LATEST BOARD NEWS: San Antonio Board Office and Hearing Office Relocations. Governor Abbott Names Moberley Chair of Board of Pardons and Paroles. Sunset Review Announcement. Parole Ankle Monitoring Announcement. Governor Abbott Appoints 10 to Texas Crime Victims’ Institute Advisory Council. Chairman's Letter to Attorneys Representing Offenders.
No Release: Parole grant rates have plummeted in most states …
WEBOct 16, 2023 · For months, their three-person parole board operated with just two members despite requiring a majority vote to grant parole. It is no wonder that Alabama is on track to have a parole grant rate — the percent of …
Life without parole: How the board works — and doesn't - NPR
WEBApr 7, 2023 · After serving 25 years behind bars for killing his summer camp roommate, Eric Kane, Wideman went before a parole board in Arizona for the first time.
Illinois parole board member, chair resign after 11-year-old ... - ABC News
WEBMar 26, 2024 · The Illinois parole board chair and a member who oversaw the parole hearing for Crosetti Brand -- who is accused of stabbing an-ex-girlfriend and killing her 11-year-old son -- have stepped down from their roles, Illinois Gov. JB …
Charles Bronson would not cope with release, parole panel told
WEBMar 6, 2023 · Charles Bronson, one of the UK's longest-serving prisoners, would not cope with being released, a Parole Board panel has heard.
Latest News - Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles
WEB4 days ago · The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles has scheduled 56 parole hearings and 27 hearings on requests for pardons this week, October 1 – 3, 2024. The list below contains the names of the inmates to be considered for parole October 1 – 3, 2024, along with their county or counties of conviction.