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Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles denies most parole requests, grants several pardons and a handful of conditional paroles
Summary
At its Aug. 7, 2025 meeting in Montgomery the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles denied the majority of parole requests it considered, granted four paroles with reentry and monitoring conditions, and approved seven pardons including multiple full restorations of civil and political rights.
The Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles met Aug. 7, 2025, at 301 South Ripley Street in Montgomery to hear parole and pardon applications under Alabama Code, Title 15, Chapter 22. Chair Hal Nash and board members Darryl Littleton and Gabrelle Simmons presided; Nicole Lewis served as board secretary.
The board reviewed 32 docketed cases and took formal votes on parole and pardon requests. Board members denied the majority of parole requests and set future reset dates for many denied applicants. The board approved four paroles with conditions requiring programs such as the Perry County Probation/Parole Reentry Education Program (PREP), GPS ankle monitoring, mental-health follow-up and drug assessment on release; they also approved several pardons, including full restorations of civil and political rights for some applicants.
Victim advocates and a representative from the Attorney General's office opposed multiple parole requests. Venesha Bradley (VOCAL) and India Eaves, VSO, Attorney General’s Office, are recorded repeatedly as speaking against parole in several cases. Family members and community reentry representatives appeared in support for some applicants; examples include Shawntell Dawson speaking for Sandrez D. Dawson and Albert Pugh (Cullman Reentry) speaking on behalf of Jason D. Moreland.
Notable outcomes recorded in the minutes include the denial of parole for Cecil M. Ferguson with a reset date of Aug. 2030 and for Jason D. Moreland with a reset date of Aug. 2026. The board granted parole to Sandrez D. Dawson with conditions (PREP completion, GPS ankle monitor, mental-health follow-up and drug assessment). The board granted full pardons restoring all civil and political rights to Levi Belser Jr. and Walter S. Beal, and granted pardons with restrictions (relief from habitual-offender status and firearms disabilities) to Mark A. Judd, Chauma I. Bowman and Bobby Pritchard. Kelvin O. Nash received restoration of voting rights only.
Votes and procedural motions recorded in the minutes included approval of prior-meeting minutes (motion moved by Gabrelle Simmons, seconded by Darryl Littleton) and adjournment at 1:37 p.m. (motion moved by Hal Nash, seconded by Gabrelle Simmons). The board also reviewed attached lists of files for revocation and delinquent parolees; those lists were noted but the minutes do not record individual outcomes from those reviews.
The board scheduled its next meeting for Aug. 12, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. at the same Montgomery address.
