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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 ...
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 ...
Most U.S. states employ parole officers via their department of corrections to supervise offenders that have served a prison term and have subsequently been paroled, or released from prison under supervision. This decision is commonly made after the review and consideration of an inmate's case by a warden, parole board or other parole authority ...
Former President Donald Trump attended a pre-sentencing hearing on Monday with a New York probation officer, a standard procedure for defendants found guilty in criminal cases prior to being ...
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 ...
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.