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 Judiciary ...

The bill would create the Criminal Justice Policy Development Council to oversee the development of guidelines for release on parole. The three board members would continue to decide whether ...

If the three-member parole board deviated from the guidelines in an inmate’s parole decision, the bill would require the board to explain the reason for the deviation. The bill would also ...

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 ...

The victim’s husband, John Ruetten, joined other family members in calling for the parole board panel to deny parole to Lazarus. He said Lazarus used her police training to cover up the crime ...

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 ...

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.

MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) - The courts ordered Shawnee Krall to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole in the 2020 ...

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.

The Parole Board has confirmed that Pitchfork's case will be reviewed in a two-stage process, beginning with a fact-finding hearing on March 28, followed by an oral hearing on May 15 and 16.