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Morrissey v. Brewer, 408 U.S. 471 (1972), was a United States Supreme Court case that provided for a hearing, before a "neutral and detached" hearing body such as a parole board, to determine the factual basis for parole violations. This hearing is colloquially known as a "Morrissey hearing." The hearing can take place with the defendant in or ...
A parole board consists of people qualified to make judgements about the suitability of a prisoner for return to free society. Members may be judges, psychiatrists, or criminologists, although some jurisdictions do not have written qualifications for parole board members and allow community members to serve as them. A universal requirement is ...
Kansas Prisoner Review Board [9] Kentucky Parole Board [10] Minnesota Board of Pardons; Nebraska Board of Pardons; Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners [11] New Hampshire Department of Corrections#Adult Parole Board; New Jersey State Parole Board; New Mexico Parole Board [12] New York State Division of Parole; Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board
After a firestorm of controversy, the state’s parole board will soon resume commutation hearings under a new policy of reducing the sentences of serious criminals. The intense controversy on the ...
Initially known as the United States Board of Parole, [2] the board had three members and was established by legislation on May 13, 1930 as an independent board. The first chairperson was Arthur DeLacy Wood. As a result of an order of the Attorney General, the Board began reporting directly to him in August 1945.
The Ohio University Board of Trustees approved a nursing expansion on the Lancaster campus.
A relative of David Smith told The Post that he will be speaking to the parole board for the Nov. 20 hearing. Smith was a 22-year-old mom when she became a household name for killing her sons, 3 ...
The Department of Corrections is not responsible for decisions regarding compassionate release of prisoners. When a prisoner is seriously ill and unlikely to recover, an application will be made to the New Zealand Parole Board where an independent decision will be made. [16] All prisoners in New Zealand are eligible for compassionate release.