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Alabama parole board grants 8 paroles, issues 8 pardons and denies 13 requests at April 1 meeting
Summary
At its April 1, 2026 meeting, the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles recorded unanimous votes on 29 docket items: 8 paroles granted (with reentry conditions), 8 pardons granted (some with restrictions or voting-rights-only), and 13 denials or resets. Several grants include PREP, GPS monitoring and mental-health follow-up.
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles convened April 1, 2026, in Montgomery and recorded unanimous votes on a 29-case docket that produced multiple parole grants with reentry conditions, several pardons and a series of denials with reset dates.
Of the 29 docket items considered, the Board granted parole to eight applicants (conditions in many cases included completion of the Perry County PREP program, approved halfway-house placement, GPS ankle monitoring, mental-health follow-up and drug assessments). Notable parole grants included Cory E. Merritt (AIS# 341977), who was approved with an out-of-state home plan and with a…
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