Parole Board Chair Leigh Gwathney, whose term ends next year, came under heavy criticism at a legislative meeting last week.

Leigh Gwathney took the podium in Montgomery on Wednesday, facing a group of Alabama lawmakers both Republican and Democrat who wanted to know why the state parole board had all but stopped ...

Alabama Lawmakers Question Parole Board Chair on Low Releases, Lack of Responsiveness MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday sharply questioned the head of the state parole board ...

By Lanell Downs Smith The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles denied the parole petition from an inmate serving time for ...

A second bid from Thomas Creech, Idaho’s longest-serving death row prisoner, was rejected as he sought a new sentence of life ...

Hamlett, who was using an alias at the time, has a lengthy criminal history and was already wanted in Alabama for parole ...

A Massachusetts man convicted as a teen of killing a 14-year-old classmate has been granted parole — 37 years after he was ...

A notorious child rapist will have to wait another two years before he’s again eligible for parole after a decision from the ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday sharply questioned the head of the state parole board about their low ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday sharply questioned the head of the state parole board about their low release rates and why lawmakers had not received information they requested ...