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Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles

Justice in America Episode 22: Probation and Parole

Josie Duffy Rice and guest host Donovan X. Ramsey talk with LaTonya Tate, executive director and founder of the Alabama Justice Initiative, about probation and parole.

Mar 04, 2020

Sense of ‘hopelessness’ rises among Alabama prisoners as new rules, leadership changes, limit opportunities for parole

After a two-month moratorium, the state parole board reconvened last week, granting parole to 10 out of 87 people.

Lauren Gill Nov 15, 2019

Hundreds of Alabama Prisoners See Opportunity For Freedom Delayed After Parole Hearings Canceled

The parole board failed to comply with a new law about notifying victims, the board’s director said.

Lauren Gill Sep 12, 2019