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Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles issues mixed grants and denials at July 16 meeting
Summary
At its July 16, 2025 meeting in Montgomery, the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles denied numerous parole requests, set several reset dates, and granted a group of pardons and conditional paroles, including multiple grants conditioned on the Perry County PREP program and GPS monitoring.
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles met July 16, 2025, in Montgomery and issued decisions on multiple parole and pardon requests. Chair Hal Nash called the meeting to order at 8:36 a.m.; Board members Darryl Littleton and Gabrelle Simmons and Board secretary Nicole Lewis were recorded present.
The Board approved minutes from its July 15 meeting before moving through the day's docket. For several parole applicants the Board denied release, in some cases without a reset date and in other cases with a specified future reset date; for others the Board granted parole with conditions. The Board also granted multiple pardons, including several full pardons restoring civil and political rights and other pardons issued with specified restrictions.
Why it matters: parole and pardon decisions affect individuals' liberty and, in the case of pardons, restoration of civil and political rights. Several of the paroles granted on July 16 were conditioned on participation in reentry programs and electronic monitoring, reflecting the Board's reliance on program participation and supervision as terms of release.
Votes at a glance (selected docket entries; decisions recorded by the Board): - AIS 296073, Jose Alvaro-Carpiyo — parole denied; no reset date noted. Speakers against release included Wanda Miller (VOCAL), Sarah Deneve (VSO, Attorney General's Office) and James Ransom (Shelby County District Attorney's Office). - AIS 824072, Bryan S. Britton — pardon denied. Support and opposition listed in docket. - AIS 262328, Leon L. Jackson — parole denied; reset date July 2027. Supporters included family members; opponents included victim advocates. - AIS 235485, Travis T. Fluker — parole denied; reset date July 2026. - AIS 290717, Joseph W. Moran — parole granted with special conditions: complete the Perry County Probation/Parole Reentry Education Program (PREP), GPS ankle monitor, mental-health follow-up and drug assessment upon release. - AIS 179213, Christopher P. Parker — parole granted with special conditions including PREP, GPS monitoring and drug assessment. - AIS 199298, Shawn R. Marshall — parole denied; reset date July 2026. - AIS 239451, Joseph C. Gann — full pardon granted; restoration of civil and political rights recorded. - AIS 827446, Amber B. Ethridge — full pardon granted; restoration of civil and political rights recorded. - AIS 198622, Kevin L. Howard — pardon granted with restrictions (relief from the habitual-offender statute and specified firearms disabilities noted in the docket). - AIS 875438, Maquael D. Curry — pardon granted with similar restrictions. - AIS 260949, Patrick J. Allen — pardon granted with similar restrictions. - AIS 210080, William W. Brantley — pardon denied. - AIS 824507, Douglas K. Bell — full pardon granted; restoration of civil and political rights recorded. - AIS 198077, Daniel S. Clay — voting rights only granted (pardon action limited to restoration of voting rights as recorded). - AIS 333039, William T. Howard — parole denied; no reset date. - AIS 313487, Randall Copes — parole denied; no reset date. - AIS 291172, Anthony S. Wiggins — parole granted with PREP, GPS monitoring, mental-health follow-up and drug assessment. - AIS 272809, Kedarrius Boykins — parole denied; reset date July 2028. - AIS 252059, Anthony T. Wells — parole granted with conditions including detainer and/or program participation and GPS monitoring. - AIS 339453, Robert L. Carter III — parole denied; reset date July 2026. - AIS 190107, Edker S. Jones — parole granted with PREP and monitoring conditions as listed. - AIS 159363, Robert C. Thompson — parole granted with requirement to complete an approved halfway house with treatment, GPS monitoring, mental-health follow-up and drug assessment. - AIS 192126, Frederick O. Smith — parole denied; reset date July 2027. - AIS 304022, Kimberly A. Austin — parole denied; reset date July 2028. - AIS 222019, Charles E. Richards II — parole denied; reset date July 2027. - AIS 272951, Walter D. Joiner — parole denied; reset date July 2026. - AIS 340070, Matthew L. Whisenant — parole granted with PREP, GPS monitoring and follow-up requirements. - AIS 298606, Dayvon L. Samuel — parole denied; reset date July 2027.
The Board also reviewed a list of delinquent parolee files and recorded no additional business. The meeting adjourned at 2:02 p.m.; the next meeting was scheduled for July 17, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. at 301 South Ripley Street, Montgomery.
Sources: Public docket and minutes of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles, July 16, 2025. The Board recorded the decisions above in its official docket and minutes; where the docket lists a program or condition it is reflected verbatim (for example, “Perry Co. Probation/Parole Reentry Education Program (PREP)”).
