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Susan Smith is hoping to be granted parole later this month — but the parole board has been deluged with dozens of letters of opposition from friends, family and members of the public. doc.state ...
A woman whose parents and grandparents were murdered in a massacre at a country house dinner party in the 1980s has told of her relief that one of the killers has lost a Parole Board bid to be ...
During a one-on-one interview with a board member, McDuff offered him a bribe to secure a favorable decision on the parole application. He was given a two-year sentence for trying to bribe the official. It proved meaningless, as board members thought McDuff could still "contribute to society" and decided to grant him parole. He was released in ...
United States law professor Daniel Medwed says convicts who go before a parole board maintaining their innocence are caught in a catch-22 that he calls "the innocent prisoner’s dilemma". [1] A false admission of guilt and remorse by an innocent person at a parole hearing may prevent a later investigation proving their innocence.
Every U.S. state also has a parole board. The autonomy of the board from the state governor also varies; in some states the boards are more powerful than in others. In some states the board is an independent agency while in others it is a body of the department of corrections. In 44 states, the parole members are chosen by the governor.
Letters that were submitted ahead of Mapes’ sentencing last year were initially filed under seal, but were later made public in redacted form by order of U.S. District Judge John Kness.
The Board is made up of approximately 40 members both Judges and non-judicial members. [31] Board members have a wide variety of life experience. In 2009, four members of the Parole Board had family members who had been murdered. [32] Hearings are conducted with panels of three members, usually with a Judge convening each panel. [33]
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