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 ...

Members of the Ohio Parole Board met for nearly two hours Tuesday afternoon, eventually granting Mabry parole toward the end of a hearing at the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction.

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 ...

The family of a North Kingstown furniture store owner who was murdered decades ago is continuing to ask for his killer not to be granted parole.

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 ...

The seven-member state Parole Board turned two illegal immigrant murderers over to ICE agents in December while freeing a staggering 21 other killers and rapists during a series of decisions in ...

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 ...

NATICK — The state Parole Board has ... Several family members testified that they are afraid of Riva and do not want him to be released. The board went on to write in its decision, "Mr. Riva ...