(WJAR) — Two parole hearings for criminals convicted of violent crimes in Rhode Island will take place on Wednesday. The hearings were prompted by a recent court decision, and it is stirring up ...

Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a bill that would put oversight on the state’s parole board. The parole board has ...

Alabama politicians pushed ahead a bill to reshape the state parole board on Wednesday, looking at ways to improve how Alabama decides who is fit for parole from the state’s overcrowded prisons.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a bill to put oversight on the state’s parole board that has garnered national attention for low parole rates. The House ...

A review of the Parole Board found it was losing staff to burnout and the psychological trauma of dealing with murderers and those serving sentences for the most serious crimes. The review said ...

Michael Steele (left), pictured with Jack Whomes, is to be freed (Essex Police/PA) A man convicted of the “Essex Boys” gangland murders can be released from prison, the Parole Board has said.

Another parole board panel had recommended parole in November 2023 for Stephanie Lazarus, but that recommendation was subsequently rescinded last October after concerns expressed by Gov.

It truly gives me strength.’ Previously, a letter from the Parole Board noted the ‘prisoner’s objections’ to Ms Wilson’s presence when outlining their decision to bar her from the hearing.

Michael Steele was jailed for life in 1998 for the killings of Tony Tucker, Pat Tate and Craig Rolfe, which he denied, alongside co-defendant Jack Whomes. The three men were found shot dead in a ...