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Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles denies most parole requests, grants several pardons and conditional paroles
Summary
At its May 13, 2026 meeting in Montgomery, the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles denied the majority of parole requests on its docket, set reset dates in many denials, approved a handful of conditional paroles with monitoring and treatment conditions, and granted several full and restricted pardons restoring civil and political rights.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles met on May 13, 2026, at 301 South Ripley Street to hear its regular parole and pardon docket under Alabama Code, Title 15, Chapter 22. The two-member board, chaired by Hal Nash, voted unanimously on dozens of cases, denying most parole requests, granting some paroles with conditions and approving multiple pardons.
The board began by approving the minutes from its May 12 meeting, then proceeded through the scheduled docket. For many applicants the panel voted to deny parole and set future reset dates; several denials were recorded with no reset date. Where paroles were granted, the board commonly imposed conditions such as placement in an approved halfway house, GPS ankle monitoring, drug assessment and required mental-health follow-up.
Notable decisions included a unanimous grant of parole for Roger D. Frazier with conditions requiring completion of an approved halfway house, GPS monitoring, mental-health follow-up and drug assessment upon release. The board also granted parole to several applicants with conditions tailored to individual cases, including enrollment in county reentry programs or approved out-of-state home plans.
On pardons, the board unanimously granted full pardons restoring all civil and political rights to Mark R. Andrews and Gary D. Knight. The board granted pardons with restrictions (relief from the habitual offender act and firearms disabilities) to several applicants, including Haley S. Jones and Jessie L. Ankum Jr.; other applicants received full restoration of rights or pardons with specified limitations as recorded in the docket.
The hearing record lists multiple public commenters, family members and victim representatives for many cases. For example, Milton Tyson Jr.’s hearing included supporters (Carmela Thomas) and several speakers opposed to parole, including a victim relative and representatives from VOCAL and the Attorney General’s Office. Ky’ Toria Lawson, identified as a victim services officer with the Attorney General’s Office, appears repeatedly on the record opposing parole in several cases; Venesha Bradley of VOCAL is also a frequent opposing speaker.
Votes at a glance: the docket shows the board considered dozens of parole and pardon requests; the minutes record numerous unanimous denials (many with reset dates ranging from 2027 to 2031), several unanimous grants of full pardons restoring civil and political rights, and a smaller number of paroles approved with conditions (halfway house placement, GPS monitoring, drug assessment, mental-health follow-up). The board adjourned at 2:15 p.m. and scheduled its next meeting for May 19, 2026, at 8:00 a.m.
The minutes are a formal record of the board’s actions and list petitioners, supporting speakers and those opposing parole and pardon requests. They do not record extended debate by board members beyond procedural motions to approve minutes and adjourn. Where the minutes list ‘no reset date’ or a specific reset month and year, that is the board’s recorded decision for subsequent review timelines.
The board reviewed attached lists of files for revocation and delinquent parolees and conducted routine administrative business before adjourning. No additional policy actions or new statutory interpretations were recorded in the minutes.
