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Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles grants several paroles with monitoring and issues multiple pardons; dozens of parole requests denied
Summary
At its Feb. 10, 2026 meeting in Montgomery, the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles granted multiple paroles with conditions, issued several pardons (including full restorations of civil and political rights), denied numerous parole requests and continued one file to March 11, 2026.
The Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles met on Feb. 10, 2026, in Montgomery and acted on its daily docket, granting several paroles with post-release conditions, issuing multiple pardons and denying a substantial number of parole requests.
The Board, chaired by Hal Nash, approved the minutes from its Feb. 5 meeting before proceeding through a docket of parole and pardon cases. Several applicants received parole with conditions such as placement at a day reporting center or approved halfway house, GPS ankle monitoring, mandatory mental-health follow-up and drug assessment upon release. Examples include Dyrrell A. Smith (AIS# 277229), Christian J. Meyer (AIS# 261987), Quinton C. Hunter (AIS# 222249), John M. Garth (AIS# 282392), Christopher G. Mason (AIS# 241299), Calvin Perry (AIS# 191210, required completion of Perry County PREP), Brent K. Kearney (AIS# 241396) and Andrew E. Farrington (AIS# 290107, granted with an approved home plan and reentry assistance). The Board recorded conditions consistently across granted paroles to include monitoring and treatment components.
The Board also granted several pardons. Steven W. Tate (AIS# 828020), Jimmy R. Siebert (AIS# 226052) and Sandra G. Douthitt (AIS# 817142) received full pardons restoring all civil and political rights. Other pardon actions were limited or conditional: Stephen D. Nodine (AIS# 828005) and James D. Golden (AIS# 827448) were granted restoration of voting rights only; Jamie Lansford (AIS# 828021), Doyle R. Blackmon (AIS# 173316) and Brinson W. Cross Sr. (AIS# 817825) received pardons with specified restrictions or relief limited to firearms or habitual-offender provisions.
The Board denied parole for a number of applicants and in several cases set reset dates when the individuals may be reconsidered. Denials with specified reset dates included Leroy Perry (reset 2/2028), Secillup J. Welch (reset 6/2026), Qwateze Calhoun (reset 2/2027), Raven S. Adair (reset 2/2027) and William E. Wimberly Jr. (reset 2/2030). The Board continued consideration of Donald L. Siler’s file to March 11, 2026. The docket included several denials with no reset date recorded in the meeting minutes.
The minutes record victim-service office participation in many cases: Jacqueline Fowler of the Attorney General’s office is listed repeatedly as a VSO opposing several parole requests. Community members, family members and, in some cases, intended employers or agency representatives appeared to speak for applicants.
Procedurally, the Board recorded motions and approvals on routine items (the minutes were approved on a motion by Hal Nash and seconded by Gabrelle Simmons). The meeting adjourned at 3:17 p.m.; the Board’s next meeting was set for Feb. 11, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. at the same Montgomery address.
The meeting minutes and docket list the outcomes for each AIS number; where the minutes list specific conditions, the article notes them verbatim (e.g., GPS monitoring, DRC placement, approved halfway house, mental-health follow-up, drug assessment, and program requirements such as PREP). Where the minutes indicate only a denial or a reset date without additional detail, that outcome is reported as recorded.
