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Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles denies multiple parole requests, grants several pardons and restores rights
Summary
At its April 2 meeting in Montgomery, the Board denied a number of parole requests with future reset dates, granted several pardons (including full pardons restoring civil and political rights) and ordered the withdrawal of an arrest authorization that led to Tracy Nethery’s release from Lamar County Jail.
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles met in open session April 2 in Montgomery and issued a series of parole and pardon decisions after hearing public testimony and counsel.
Hal Nash, chair, and Gabrelle Simmons, associate member, presided. The board approved the minutes of the April 1 meeting and voted to withdraw a Parole Officer Authorization of Arrest for Tracy Nethery (AIS# 338695), ordering her release from Lamar County Jail because her expected out date is April 4, 2026. The withdrawal and release appear as a formal Board Order in the meeting packet.
Several contested docket items drew victim statements and advocacy-group testimony. For AIS# 143317 (Henry L. Youngblood), victim representatives Lashae Gilmer and Joscelyn Pettiway spoke on behalf of parole while Wanda Miller (VOCAL) said she would not protest parole in deference to the victim’s wishes; Sarah Deneve, VSO with the Attorney General’s Office, spoke against parole. The board denied parole and set a reset date of April 2029.
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