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Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles denies parole for 18 applicants, grants 4 paroles and 7 pardons/restorations
Summary
At its Aug. 7, 2025 meeting in Montgomery the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles denied parole for 18 applicants, granted parole with conditions for four, and issued seven pardons or restorations of rights; several grants included conditions such as the Perry County PREP program and GPS monitoring.
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles met Aug. 7, 2025, in Montgomery and ruled on a 32-item docket of parole and pardon petitions. Chair Hal Nash and board members Darryl Littleton and Gabrelle Simmons recorded actions that included 18 parole denials, four parole grants with conditions and seven pardons or rights restorations.
The board denied parole for several applicants and set reset dates where specified, including Cecil M. Ferguson (reset Aug. 2030), Jason D. Moreland (reset Aug. 2026) and Walter R. Hooper (reset Aug. 2030). Victim advocates, family members and law‑enforcement representatives appeared on multiple cases; the minutes record opposition from Venesha Bradley (VOCAL) and India Eaves (VSO, Attorney General’s Office) in a number of denials.
The board granted parole with conditions in four cases. Sandrez D. Dawson and Andrew G. O'Ferrell were each granted parole with special conditions that require completion of the Perry County Probation/Parole Reentry Education Program (PREP), GPS ankle monitoring, mental‑health follow‑up and a drug assessment upon release. Benjamin J. McClain was also granted parole with similar conditions. April N. Holder was granted parole conditioned on placement in an approved halfway house with drug treatment, GPS monitoring, NA/AA attendance, mental‑health follow‑up and a drug assessment upon release.
The board also acted on multiple pardon petitions. The minutes record grants of pardons or restorations of rights for Mark A. Judd (pardon granted with restrictions relieving habitual‑offender and firearm disabilities), Levi Belser Jr. (full pardon restoring all civil and political rights), Walter S. Beal (full pardon restoring rights), Chauma I. Bowman (pardon with restrictions), Jimmy L. McCoy (full pardon), Bobby Pritchard (pardon with restrictions) and a voting‑rights restoration for Kelvin O. Nash. The board denied pardon requests for Cornelius M. Gray Sr., Charlene F. McKee and Eric L. Archie.
The minutes note that family members, attorneys and victim‑service representatives spoke at hearings; for example, William Gary Moreland and Jesse Moreland spoke on behalf of Jason D. Moreland, while Venesha Bradley of VOCAL and India Eaves of the Attorney General’s Office regularly appeared on the docket as speakers opposing parole. Law‑enforcement officers Lt. Daniel Lowe and Det. Adam Partridge (Hoover Police Department) spoke on at least one case listed in the minutes.
The board reviewed attached lists of files recommended for revocation and lists of delinquent parole files; no formal revocation actions were recorded beyond the review. The meeting adjourned at 1:37 p.m.; the board scheduled its next meeting for Aug. 12, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. at 301 South Ripley Street, Montgomery.
Votes at a glance: the docket lists 32 items. The board recorded 18 parole denials (with reset dates noted on the minutes when applicable), four parole grants with specific supervision or treatment conditions, seven pardons/restorations granted (including full pardons and a voting‑rights restoration) and three pardon denials. The minutes cite Alabama Code, Title 15, Chapter 22 as the statutory authority for the hearing process.
The minutes are procedural and do not include verbatim testimony beyond who spoke for or against an application and the board’s recorded decisions. The minutes list the specific supervision and treatment conditions imposed on parolees granted release (PREP enrollment, GPS ankle monitor, NA/AA, mental‑health follow‑up, drug assessment and approved halfway‑house placement where noted).
