Parole board grants release plan for Milton Williams with Parole Project placement

The Louisiana Parole Board voted to grant parole to Milton Williams (DOC# 348231) on Dec. 3, 2025, approving a transition plan with the Louisiana Parole Project and imposing a no‑contact condition with specified members of the victim’s family.

Williams, serving a commuted 99‑year sentence for second‑degree murder with parole eligibility, told the committee he had completed numerous rehabilitative programs and vocational training while incarcerated and expressed remorse for his crime. Multiple supporters — including Andrew Hundley of the Louisiana Parole Project and religious leaders such as Dr. Patrick Mead — described Williams’ decades‑long work mentoring other incarcerated people and preparing for reentry.

Dr. Patrick Mead, who testified for Williams, said he had known Williams for four years and called him “the most rehabilitated man I have ever known,” a characterization the board considered alongside the victim family’s statements opposing release.

Victims’ family members, including Maple Patton, urged the board to deny release and described ongoing trauma. The district attorney’s office also registered opposition in the record.

After discussing Williams’ institutional record, program completion and the Parole Project’s written reentry plan, members of the committee said they were satisfied Williams had met the board’s expectations for release and voted to grant parole with conditions including placement in the Parole Project reentry program and explicit no‑contact directives toward specific family members.