Parole
A federal class action filed Wednesday claims that California has failed to carry out a package of reforms passed in 2017 that utilized parole consideration for those convicted of nonviolent crimes.
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Appeals Court Rules California Must Restructure Parole Process
California’s struggle to implement sweeping criminal justice reforms continued Tuesday as a state appeals court ruled that corrections officials’ handling of early parole requests by inmates doing time for nonviolent crimes violates a 2016 voter-approved measure.
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The Community Success Initiative and the NAACP sued North Carolina in Wake County Court, claiming it is unconstitutionally preventing more than 70,000 citizens from voting until they are “unconditionally discharged” from probation, parole or a suspended sentence.
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A parolee claims her parole agent in Sacramento sexually assaulted her repeatedly under threat of sending her back to prison if she refused, in federal court.
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California’s Second Appellate District denied the habeas petition of convicted Manson Family murderer Leslie Van Houten on Friday, finding then-Gov. Jerry Brown’s decision to reverse a 2017 grant of parole because Van Houten hasn’t taken enough responsibility for her crimes is supported by evidence in the record.
Read moreBill to Restore Vote to California Parolees Clears Assembly Hurdle
Thousands of parolees could regain the right to vote under a criminal-justice bill approved Thursday by California lawmakers.
Read moreFeds Blocked From Denying Parole to All Asylum Seekers
A federal judge ruled Thursday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement must make parole decisions on an individual basis for immigrants seeking asylum instead of issuing blanket denials.
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A federal judge affirmed a woman is entitled to $70,000 in attorney fees in addition to $350,000 in damages on her claims of harassment and false reporting by her drug court parole officer.
Read moreParole of Brink’s Robbery Figure Spurs Suit by Victims
Challenging last week’s release of former Weather Underground activist Judith Clark, two victims of the fatal 1981 Brink’s armored-van robbery for which Clark drove the getaway car brought a lawsuit Monday claiming the vote rested on a conflict of interest.
Read moreInmate at Center of Landmark Juvenile Case Loses Parole Bid
A Louisiana inmate whose case led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling extending the hope of freedom to juvenile offenders sentenced to life without the possibility of parole was again denied that freedom on Thursday after more than five decades in prison.
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A federal judge on Thursday tossed a civil rights class action brought by late rapper Tupac Shakur’s stepfather against the Federal Bureau of Prisons, finding a habeas corpus petition, not a class action, is the vehicle to address claims of sham parole hearings and rights violations.
Read moreCalifornia Bill Would Give Voting Rights to Parolees
Nearly 50,000 Californians currently on parole could regain the right to vote under a voting rights bill introduced on Monday.
Read moreNYC Lawmakers Hammer Out Plan for Voting-Right Restoration
Six months after Governor Andrew Cuomo restored the voting rights of 35,000 New Yorkers on parole, the New York City Council met Wednesday to focus on drumming up awareness.
Read moreElizabeth Smart Kidnapper Set for Release
The woman who kidnapped Utah teen Elizabeth Smart 16 years ago in a bizarre plot to procure a child bride for her husband will be released from prison Sept. 19, the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole announced Monday.
Read moreColorado Bill Aims to Register 10,000 Parolees to Vote
A Colorado bill encouraging 10,000 parolees to vote passed the House Committee on State, Veterans and Military Affairs on Thursday.
Read moreMandatory Parole
In a federal class action, Mutulu Shakur, stepfather of the late Tupac Shakur, claims he is eligible for mandatory parole for a conviction related to the FBI’s Cointelpro snooping, but the Bureau of Prisons and U.S. Parole Commission refused to grant it, calling a 28-year-old positive drug test and four phone-related infractions during 30 years imprisonment “frequent” violations.
Read moreParole OK’d for ‘Evil Twin’ Convicted in Plot to Kill Sister
A Southern California woman convicted of conspiring to kill her identical twin sister in the 1990s has been recommended for parole after spending nearly two decades in prison, according to a report published Tuesday.
Read moreFormer Manson Disciple Van Houten Gets New Shot at Parole
Leslie Van Houten, the youngest of Charles Manson’s murderous followers, was granted parole by a California board Wednesday.
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Murderer and Rapist Says He Feels Like a ‘Political Football’
A “model prisoner” who pleaded guilty to raping and murdering a convenience store clerk 30 years ago when he was a soldier, and who was two days away from being released for good behavior this year when his parole agreement was abruptly rescinded, has sued Louisiana for turning him into a “political football.”
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