Alabama parole board plans extra meetings for pardons
January 29, 2021 GMT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Alabama’s parole agency plans to hold additional meetings to reduce a backlog of more than 8,000 requests for pardons, officials said.
The Board of Pardons and Paroles will hold extra hearings and use special dockets to review pardon requests, it said in a statement.
The board has a backlog of about 8,500 requests for pardons, said Gabrelle Simmons, head of operations.
The new director of the Bureau of Pardons and Paroles, Cam Ward, said the board wants to make sure everyone who is eligible for a hearing gets one “in the most efficient way possible.”
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama’s parole agency plans to hold additional meetings to reduce a backlog of more than 8,000 requests for pardons, officials said.
The Board of Pardons and Paroles will hold extra hearings and use special dockets to review pardon requests, it said in a statement.
The board has a backlog of about 8,500 requests for pardons, said Gabrelle Simmons, head of operations.
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The new director of the Bureau of Pardons and Paroles, Cam Ward, said the board wants to make sure everyone who is eligible for a hearing gets one “in the most efficient way possible.”