Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles denies parole for 15 people, grants 5 paroles and eight pardons

The Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles met on July 29, 2025, in Montgomery and completed a docket of parole and pardon requests. Chairperson Hal Nash presided; Darryl Littleton and Gabrelle Simmons were present and Nicole Lewis served as board secretary.

The board denied parole for 15 individuals and granted parole to five people with conditions tied to reentry programs and supervision. Notable parole approvals included Larry J. Hillard Jr., whose release requires completion of the Perry County Probation/Parole Reentry Education Program (PREP), GPS ankle monitoring, mental health follow-up and a drug assessment upon release; Clinton Jackson and Tommie L. Butler received parole with similar monitoring and treatment conditions. Cedric Massengale and Damian Murphy were also granted parole with conditions including PREP, GPS monitoring and post-release assessments.

The board also granted pardons to eight applicants and denied two pardon requests. The board granted a full pardon and restoration of civil and political rights to Pamela E. Tharp, and it granted full pardons to Derrick J. Keith and Christopher L. Peoples. Several pardons carried explicit limitations: Altera D. Washington, Allen M. Hope and Kendall Jackson received pardons with restrictions (relief from the habitual offender act and firearms disabilities only where specified), and Huey A. Cleveland’s pardon was granted except for relief related to firearms disabilities. Two pardon requests were denied (Aaron L. Dennis and Larry T. Hurley).

Opposition to several parole requests was recorded in the minutes: Ky' Toria Lawson of VOCAL and Jackie Fowler, VSO with the Attorney General’s Office, appear repeatedly as speakers opposing parole on multiple cases; family members, friends and community supporters also spoke in favor of parole in many cases. The minutes record the board’s conditions for approved paroles most often as: completion of PREP or other approved programs, GPS ankle monitor, mental health follow-up and drug assessment upon release.

The board approved prior meeting minutes from July 24, 2025, and after reviewing delinquent-file attachments and the full docket list the meeting adjourned at 2:09 p.m. The board scheduled its next public meeting for July 30, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. at the same address.

Votes at a glance - Parole denied (15 cases): examples include Jeffery R. Jackson (reset July 2027), Stacy O. Johnson (reset July 2030) and Jedd J. Grimes (reset July 2030). The minutes list reset dates and, in many cases, no reset date where indicated. - Parole granted (5 cases): Larry J. Hillard Jr. (conditions: PREP, GPS, mental health follow-up, drug assessment), Clinton Jackson (approved home plan, GPS, mental health follow-up), Tommie L. Butler (GPS, mental health follow-up, drug assessment), Damian Murphy (PREP and monitoring), Cedric Massengale (PREP, NA/AA, GPS, mental health follow-up, drug assessment). - Pardons granted (8 cases): Pamela E. Tharp (full pardon, restoration of civil and political rights), Derrick J. Keith (full pardon), Christopher L. Peoples (full pardon), Donnell Iluma (full pardon), plus several pardons with restrictions (Altera D. Washington; Allen M. Hope; Kendall Jackson; Huey A. Cleveland — in Cleveland’s case the record excepted firearms relief). - Pardons denied (2 cases): Aaron L. Dennis, Larry T. Hurley.

The minutes do not include roll-call vote tallies by board member for each item; outcomes and conditions are recorded as part of the docket for each AIS number. The record also includes attached docket lists of parolees declared delinquent and the office’s hearing lists.