A bill to expand the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles from three members to five and make other changes to the board narrowly won approval in a House committee on Thursday, putting it one step ...

A prison corridor in Holman Correctional Facility in 2019. The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles earlier this month issued new parole guidelines shortly after the Alabama Legislature made their ...

MaKayla Phifer, an advocate with VOCAL (Victims of Crime and Leniency), testifies before the Board of Pardons and Paroles during a hearing in Montgomery, Ala., on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. The parole ...

ALABAMA (WHNT) — The Alabama Bureau of Pardons & Paroles board released a new set of guidelines that could change who can get a second chance. However, it doesn’t make it easier for some to get that ...

Gov. Kay Ivey has made a change at the Alabama parole board, reports AL.com’s Ivana Hrynkiw. With parole-board chair Leigh Gwathney supplying a nearly automatic “no” vote, the board’s 2023 parole rate ...

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles has submitted new scoring guidelines for public review amid growing legislative scrutiny over its noncompliance with state law and continued ...

Alabamians for Fair Justice are advocating for parole reform in Alabama. Alabama and Georgia are the only states that don't allow inmates to attend their parole hearings. The group is supporting bills ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The new chair of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles was appointed by Governor Ivey in July. Chairman Hal Nash most recently worked as the Chief Corrections Deputy with ...

Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced she has selected law enforcement candidate Hal Nash to serve as Chair of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. Pursuant to the law, the governor selects the ...