Committee on Parole issues multiple revocations and denials during May 21 hearings
The Louisiana Committee on Parole met May 21 and issued several revocations and denials across a multi-case docket; decisions included revocations for two offenders and denials for parole requests in multiple violent or high-risk cases. Several hearings featured family testimony and advocacy from the Louisiana Parole Project.
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The Committee on Parole convened May 21 at Department of Corrections headquarters and by Zoom to consider a full docket of revocation and parole-review cases. Panel chair Carolyn Stapleton presided with board members Pete Freeman and Steve Prater. Over the day the panel issued a mix of revocations, continued one matter, and denied several parole requests.
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