parole

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey appointed a corrections deputy as head of the state parole board, replacing the outgoing chair who led the board during a period of few releases. Ivey appointed Hal Nash, the chief corrections deputy of the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, as the new chairman of the three-person Board of Pardons and Paroles. He replaces Leigh Gwathney, whose term expired. Nash's appointment is effective immediately.

A statewide, member-led nonprofit organization advancing public policies to improve the lives of Alabamians who are marginalized by poverty is recommending a plan of action for local lawmakers. The 2025 roadmap for change in Alabama from Alabama Arise has expanding Medicaid and ending the state sales tax on groceries as top goals on the legislative agenda.

Miriam Shehane, who founded a victims’ rights movement in Alabama after the killing of her daughter, has. She was 91. Shehane in 1982 founded Victims of Crime and Leniency. She led a victims’ rights movement that reshaped Alabama’s judicial and parole system.

The man once known as Alabama's longest-serving sheriff has been granted parole and is due to be released soon from prison. The Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles voted 2-1 Thursday, April 11 to parole former Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely.

The state of Alabama has a new online system to automatically notify crime victims when a state inmate has a parole date or is being released from prison.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and Attorney General Steve Marshall say they are dissatisfied with the parole board's improvement plan. They are asking the board to…