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Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles denies most parole requests, approves several pardons and conditional paroles
Summary
At its Nov. 5, 2025, meeting in Montgomery the Board denied the majority of parole applications — typically setting multi-year reset dates — while granting several pardons and a small number of conditional paroles that require education, monitoring or programs on release.
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles met in Montgomery on Nov. 5, 2025, and reviewed a full docket of parole and pardon requests. Hal Nash, the board chair, presided over the meeting, which opened at 8:30 a.m. and adjourned at 12:28 p.m.
The board denied a majority of the parole applications on the docket, most commonly assigning multi-year reset dates. For example, the board denied parole for Larry T. Askea (AIS# 154841) and set a reset date of November 2030; Deskendre R. Hatcher (AIS# 332219) and Nancy W. Kinuthia (AIS# 283457) were denied with reset dates also recorded as November 2030. Several other parole denials carried reset dates between 2026 and 2030.
The panel granted a smaller number of conditional paroles and pardons. Jerry L. Bradford Jr. (AIS# 178153) was granted parole with special conditions including completion of the Perry County Probation/Parole Reentry Education Program (PREP), GPS ankle monitoring, mental health follow-up and a drug assessment upon release. The board granted full pardons restoring all civil and political rights to Semaj T. Moody (AIS# 823325), Mary L. Bass (AIS# 812580) and Michele Coleman (AIS# 823119). The board also granted a pardon to Edward Weatherspoon (AIS# 335207) with explicit restrictions related to relief from the habitual offender act and firearms disabilities as recorded in the minutes.
Several other paroles were granted with program conditions, including Patrell M. Golden (AIS# 279011) and Cory W. Hamby (AIS# 293436), which included requirements such as completion of ATEF or PREP programming, substance‑use group participation and GPS monitoring.
The minutes record that victims and victims’ family members, program representatives and advocates (including representatives from the Attorney General’s Office and VOCAL) spoke both for and against individual applications. For many of the denials the minutes list opposing statements from victims or family members; the minutes do not include individual vote tallies for each decision, only final outcomes and specified reset dates or conditions.
The board also reviewed lists of files for revocation and delinquent parolees as part of routine administrative business. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn made by Hal Nash, seconded by Gabrelle Simmons.
Votes at a glance (selected docket outcomes recorded in the minutes): Jerry L. Bradford Jr. (AIS# 178153) — parole granted with conditions (PREP, GPS, mental-health follow-up, drug assessment). Semaj T. Moody (AIS# 823325) — full pardon granted, restoration of all civil and political rights. Edward Weatherspoon (AIS# 335207) — pardon granted with restrictions (habitual offender/firearm relief limited). Mary L. Bass (AIS# 812580) and Michele Coleman (AIS# 823119) — pardons granted (full restoration). Multiple applicants were denied parole with reset dates (examples recorded as 2026–2030). One case, Perry C. Crutcher (AIS# 273566), was continued to Dec. 10, 2025.
The minutes identify the statutory authority for the meeting as Alabama Code, Title 15, Chapter 22. The board’s next open meeting is listed for Nov. 6, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. at the same Montgomery address.
