Board denies parole in 25 cases, issues 10 pardons and grants five paroles with conditions

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At the April 9, 2026 meeting in Montgomery the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles considered 40 docketed cases: it denied parole in 25 cases, granted parole in five (each with post-release conditions such as PREP, GPS monitoring, mental-health follow-up or halfway-house placement) and issued 10 pardons (several with restrictions). All recorded votes were unanimous.

The Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles met April 9, 2026, in Montgomery and acted on a docket of 40 cases. The two-member panel recorded unanimous votes: parole was denied in 25 cases; five applicants were granted parole with special conditions; and 10 applicants received pardons (some pardons included restrictions such as relief from the habitual-offender act and firearms disabilities).

Parole grants with conditions included Ronnie Marshall (approved to complete Perry County PREP upon release, GPS ankle monitor, mental-health follow-up and drug assessment), Kieron E. Taylor (approved with GED requirement, PREP, GPS monitor, mental-health follow-up and drug assessment), Jeremy C. Anderson (approved to go to an approved halfway house, GPS monitor, mental-health follow-up and drug assessment), Scotty Hammac (approved to an approved halfway house, GPS monitor and drug assessment), and Patricia A. Gooden (approved with approved halfway house placement, GPS monitor, mental-health follow-up and drug assessment). The board recorded 10 pardons, including full pardons restoring civil and political rights for Steven M. Cross, William Posey, Keesler S. Griffin, Rene M. Curry, Terriyaki D. Vaughn and Marcus D. Prewitt; other pardons carried specified restrictions (for example, Tionne S. Barclay received relief from the…

Board denies parole in 25 cases, issues 10 pardons and grants five paroles with conditions

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