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Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles denies most parole requests; grants multiple pardons and two paroles with conditions
Summary
At its Nov. 6, 2025 meeting in Montgomery, the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles denied the majority of parole requests on its docket, granted several pardons (including one full restoration of rights), and approved two paroles with conditions including halfway-house placement and GPS monitoring.
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles met Nov. 6, 2025, in Montgomery and denied parole for the large majority of inmates considered while granting several pardons and two conditional paroles. Hal Nash, chairperson, presided and Nicole Lewis served as board secretary.
Under authority of Alabama Code, Title 15, Chapter 22, the board worked through a full docket of pardon and parole requests. Board members Hal Nash, Darryl Littleton and Gabrelle Simmons recorded votes on each case. Victim relatives and representatives from VOCAL (Voice of the Crime Victims Advocacy League) and the Attorney General's Office routinely spoke against parole in several cases; attorneys and family members spoke in support for applicants.
Votes at a glance: the board denied parole in roughly 25 of the 27 parole cases on the Nov. 6 docket, with reset dates commonly set between 2026 and 2030 where the board specified them. The board approved parole, with conditions, for Thomas Adams (AIS# 100612) and Brodrick M. Reedus (AIS# 284254); both paroles include supervised-release conditions such as placement in an approved halfway house, GPS ankle monitoring and substance-use or mental-health follow-up. On pardons, the board granted several petitions in whole or in part: it granted a full pardon restoring all civil and political rights to Calvan L. Means (AIS# 827716); it granted pardons with restrictions (relief from habitual-offender penalties and firearms disabilities) for Jacob A. Peacock (AIS# 826817), Donald J. Truex (AIS# 827675), Antonio D. Clayton (AIS# 209746) and Tracey L. Adams (AIS# 827662); and it granted voting-rights-only relief for Teresa M. Maiden (AIS# 814095) and Sabrina F. Dove (AIS# 319132). Several other pardon requests were denied.
Participants opposing parole frequently included Ky'Toria Lawson of VOCAL and India Eaves, a victim services officer with the Attorney General's Office; they spoke on multiple dockets urging denial. Equal Justice Initiative representatives Charlotte Morrison and Laquarria Nevins spoke in support of Mark Melvin; counsel also appeared on behalf of multiple applicants.
The board recessed for lunch from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and completed the docket, listing no files for further review. The meeting adjourned at 2:23 p.m. The board's next meeting is scheduled for Nov. 12, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. at 301 South Ripley Street in Montgomery.
Details on outcomes, reset dates and conditions for every docketed case appear in the board's official minutes and the docket list provided with the meeting record.
