Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles denies multiple paroles, grants several pardons and parole releases with conditions

The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles met July 30, 2025, in Montgomery and reviewed its daily docket, denying several parole requests and granting multiple paroles and full pardons with reentry conditions. Chairperson Hal Nash, Board Member Darryl Littleton and Board Member Gabrelle Simmons presided; Nicole Lewis served as the board secretary.

Why it matters: The board’s decisions affect release timing, program requirements and the restoration of civil and political rights for individuals across Alabama. Several grants conditioned release on participation in reentry programs such as the Perry County Probation/Parole Reentry Education Program (PREP), GPS ankle monitoring and approved halfway-house placements. Denials generally included reset dates for reconsideration.

The board began at 8:30 a.m., approved the prior meeting’s minutes, and proceeded through the published docket. At 9:55 a.m. the board briefly entered executive session to review files and returned at 10:03 a.m. Several parole grants followed that review and included specific conditions. The minutes record both parole denials with reset dates (commonly July 2026–July 2029 for the cases listed) and parole grants requiring program completion and monitoring.

Votes at a glance (cases listed in the meeting minutes): - AIS 320527 (Donald M. Mann): Denied parole; reset date July 2029. Speakers against parole included Venesha Bradley (VOCAL), Jackie Fowler (VSO, Attorney General’s Office) and Investigator Chris Hines. - AIS 206775 (Anthony A. Jones): Denied parole; reset date July 2027. Supporters and opponents both testified. - AIS 282169 (Karri D. Willoughby): Denied parole; reset date July 2027. - AIS 170355 (Howie L. Bush): Denied parole; reset date July 2028. - AIS 183290 (Eisenhower Hunter): After executive-session review, parole granted with conditions including referral to Redemption Earned and GPS ankle monitor (minutes note attorney Meghan McLeroy and Redemption Earned participation). - AIS 241711 (James E. Reagan): Denied parole; reset date July 2026. - AIS 258020 (Yavaris A. Brown): Denied parole; reset date July 2027. - AIS 220505 (Demarcus R. King): Parole granted with condition to complete Perry Co. PREP and GPS ankle monitor. - AIS 215426 (Carrius Culver): Parole granted with conditions including PREP, mental-health follow-up, drug assessment upon release and GPS monitoring; VOCAL indicated it would not protest at the victim’s request. - AIS 164233 (Edric M. Lynch): Parole granted with PREP, mental-health follow-up, drug assessment and GPS monitoring. - AIS 251381 (Robert K. Wimes): Parole granted with PREP, GPS monitor, mental-health follow-up and drug assessment. - AIS 821827 (Gerard Grinnage): Full pardon granted with restoration of all civil and political rights; applicant spoke on his own behalf. - AIS 827366 (Bobby G. Bryant): Full pardon granted with restoration of all civil and political rights; applicant spoke on his own behalf. - AIS 192239 (Corey L. Smith): Parole granted with requirement to complete anger management, PREP, mental-health follow-up, drug assessment and an approved out-of-state halfway house. - AIS 239543 (Lacarter C. Plummer): Full pardon granted with restoration of civil and political rights. - AIS 281979 (Michael Wilder): Parole granted with halfway-house placement, GPS monitor, mental-health follow-up and drug assessment. - AIS 182474 (Byron D. Shelton): Parole granted with completion of Tuscaloosa Day Reporting Center, GPS monitoring, mental-health follow-up and drug assessment. - AIS 258352 (Shawn E. Wulff): Denied parole; reset date July 2026. - AIS 253126 (Anthony E. Sanders): Full pardon granted with restoration of civil and political rights. - AIS 814833 (Lyndon B. Baker): Full pardon granted with restoration of civil and political rights. - AIS 816738 (Yacina Hicks): Pardon denied. - AIS 226991 (Erick N. Wade): Pardon denied. - AIS 823805 (Levi L. Cleland): Pardon denied. - AIS 141633 (Patrick Roberson Jr.): Pardon granted with restrictions (relief from the habitual offender act and certain firearms disabilities noted in the minutes). - AIS 170777 (Allen King Jr.): Pardon denied. - AIS 336760 (Greg Roman): Parole denied; reset date July 2027. - AIS 282861 (Marquise D. Cawthorne): Parole denied; reset date July 2027. - AIS 193359 (Leotis D. Edwards): Parole denied; reset date July 2027. - AIS 212180 (Lindsey A. Darby): Parole denied; reset date July 2027. - AIS 303369 (Trent A. Caldwell): Parole denied; reset date July 2027. - AIS 191201 (Tyrone Fuller): Parole denied; reset date July 2028. - AIS 168712 (James R. Goodman): Parole denied; reset date July 2027.

What the minutes record about conditions and programs: Grants commonly required completion of the Perry County PREP, placement in an approved halfway house (including out-of-state placements when specified), mental-health follow-up, and drug assessment upon release. Several grants included GPS ankle monitor requirements. At least two grants referenced referral to the nonprofit/reentry program Redemption Earned.

Authority and procedure: The meeting was conducted “as prescribed by Alabama Code, Title 15, Chapter 22,” per the minutes. The board used executive session to review individual files when noted in the minutes and reported outcomes after returning to open session.

The board adjourned at 1:55 p.m.; its next meeting is scheduled for July 31, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. at 301 South Ripley Street in Montgomery.