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Board grants multiple pardons, denies most parole requests in May 6 hearing
Summary
At its May 6 meeting in Montgomery, the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles denied the majority of parole petitions (many with multi‑year reset dates) and granted several full pardons restoring civil and political rights; one parole was approved with reentry conditions.
The Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles met May 6, 2025, in Montgomery to consider a docket of parole and pardon applications under Alabama Code, Title 15, Chapter 22. Chairperson Leigh Gwathney and Board members Darryl Littleton and Gabrelle Simmons presided; Nicole Lewis served as board secretary.
The board denied the majority of parole requests on the docket, frequently recording multi‑year reset dates. Examples recorded in the open minutes include denials with reset dates of May 2026, May 2027, May 2028 and May 2030; several denials were entered with no reset date. The minutes list denials for applicants such as John L. Pope (AIS# 245484), Courtney L. Givan (AIS# 253891), Patrick J. Jackson (AIS# 247539) and many others.
The board granted several pardons. The minutes record full pardons restoring all civil and political rights were approved for Shannon J. Davenport (AIS# 230406), Willie J. McGee II (AIS# 817160), Adrian D. Jones (AIS# 815889), Timothy J. Weaver (AIS# 823493) and Allen M. Looney (AIS# 230711). The board also granted a pardon for Christy V. Parker (AIS# 262235) with specific restrictions noted in the minutes: relief from habitual‑offender act consequences and relief from firearms disabilities.
One parole on the docket was approved with conditions: the board granted parole for James E. Goode (AIS# 177360) on the condition he complete the Perry County Probation/Parole Reentry Education Program (PREP), participate in NA/AA, submit to GPS ankle monitoring and complete a drug assessment, according to the minutes.
The minutes record public speakers for and against many cases; supporters listed include family members and counsel, while opposition was often entered by victims' relatives and by representatives from VOCAL and the Attorney General’s Victim Services Office (India Eaves, VSO). The meeting minutes do not provide individual roll‑call vote tallies for each docket item; they summarize the board’s recorded action (grant or deny) and, when applicable, the reset date or special conditions.
The board approved minutes from its May 1, 2025 meeting earlier in the session. The meeting adjourned at 1:21 p.m.; the board scheduled its next meeting for May 7, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. at 301 South Ripley Street in Montgomery.
What the minutes show and what they do not: the public minutes list who spoke for and against many petitions and record the board’s final decision and any reset date or conditions. The minutes do not include verbatim testimony, detailed rationale for each decision, nor individual vote tallies for each item.
