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Alabama parole board denies most requests at May 14 docket; four pardons granted
Summary
At its May 14, 2025 meeting the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles denied the majority of parole and pardon petitions on its docket, granted four pardons (including two full pardons and two pardons with restrictions), and set reset dates for several denied parole petitions.
The Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles convened an open public meeting May 14 in Montgomery and issued decisions on its daily parole and pardon docket, denying most petitions and granting a small number of pardons.
Board action on individual cases recorded in the minutes shows the board granted full pardons to Earnest T. Robinson (AIS# 131394) and Matthew W. Green (AIS# 240950). The board also granted pardons with restrictions (relief from the habitual offender act and firearms disabilities) for Billy B. Kennedy (AIS# 132728) and Patrick G. Kelly (AIS# 824576). The minutes list numerous denials of parole and pardon requests; many denials include a reset date for future review (for example Glenn Summerford, AIS# 098070, denied with reset 5/2026; Aaron Harris, AIS# 263419, denied with reset 5/2030). Several denials were recorded with no reset date noted (for example John D. Pegg, AIS# 300246).
Victim advocates and agency victim-service staff were frequent speakers opposing release on multiple cases. The minutes identify Wana Davis (VOCAL) and Sarah Deneve (VSO, Attorney General’s Office) as repeated speakers against parole or pardon in multiple hearings; family members and applicants also spoke in support in several cases (for example applicants or relatives identified in the minutes include Demetrius Smith and Michelle Smith, Rodney T. Shadowens and Kathy Shadowens, Linda Ross and Larianne Harris).
The minutes list 30 numbered docket items with explicit case outcomes. The board recorded denials for both parole and pardon requests across the docket and recorded reset dates where applicable. Several administrative lists were also placed into the record, including a list of files recommended for revocation and a separate delinquency list of parolees declared delinquent, which the board reviewed during the meeting.
The board adjourned at 11:56 a.m.; prior to adjournment the board approved the minutes of the May 13 meeting and completed the recorded dispositions for the May 14 docket.
