Tag: Bureau of Pardons and Parole
Cam Ward Plans New Direction For Pardons And Paroles
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State Sen. Cam Ward, R-Alabaster, takes over Monday as head of Alabama’s Bureau of Pardons and Paroles and plans to make changes to the system. Read more.
Parole Hearings Will Resume With “Reduced Person-To-Person Interaction”
The Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles will resume parole hearings May 18 after stopping them last month in response to COVID-19. Advocates say the state should expedite the parole process to protect inmates and alleviate prison crowding. Read more.
Resumption of Parole Hearings Being Considered
MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles is looking at how it might restart parole hearings after canceling them indefinitely three weeks ago in response to concerns about the new coronavirus.
At least one lawmaker and criminal justice advocates think parole hearings need to continue in order to mitigate the possible outbreak of COVID-19 in prisons and they argue a health order from Gov. Kay Ivey would allow parole hearings to continue virtually. Read more.
