The Alaska State Legislature is considering the reappointment of a governor’s nominee for the Alaska Board of Parole for another five year term. The decision comes amid questions about the board’s ...

The biggest unresolved question after a monthslong study of the Missouri parole system is arguably the most important -- what portion of a sentence must be served before an incarcerated person is ...

At a hearing for Gov. Maura Healey’s latest nominee to the state Parole Board, attorney Vincent J. DeMore’s history as a public servant worked both for and against him. DeMore worked as a prosecutor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Tennessee Board of Parole on Feb. 18 recommended that Thomas Clardy, convicted of murder in 2007, should be exonerated after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This symbol is inside of the Alaska Department of Corrections office on Sept. 7, 2022, in Douglas, Alaska. (Photo by Lisa ...

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3–2 to recommend clemency for death row inmate Tremane Wood. Gov. Kevin Stitt will decide whether to grant it. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 ...

Lyle Menendez was denied parole on Friday, Aug. 22, one day after his brother Erik Menendez was also denied parole for the murders of their parents in 1989. The California Board of Parole gave Lyle ...

The number of people approved for discretionary parole by the Alaska State Board of Parole has dropped significantly in recent years, and advocates are asking the board for explanations. Last year, ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Governor Abigail Spanberger announced the appointment of an entirely new parole board on Tuesday. Those with loved ones behind bars are hoping this will increase the number of ...

A federal judge, citing an AJC investigation into juvenile lifers, found Georgia’s parole system may be so hollow it amounts to a constitutional violation. Janice Buttrum, sentenced to life for a ...