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Board grants and denies multiple paroles and pardons in Aug. 14 hearing; several releases come with supervision conditions
Summary
At its Aug. 14, 2025 meeting the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles denied several parole requests with reset dates, continued one case, and granted multiple paroles and pardons — some with conditions such as halfway-house placement, GPS monitoring, mental-health follow-up and completion of the Perry County PREP program.
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles conducted a docket of parole and pardon decisions on Aug. 14, 2025, approving some releases and pardons and denying others.
The board denied parole for multiple individuals, including David L. Woods (AIS# 154468), Shelia M. Murphy (AIS# 218299) and Sanford L. Jones (AIS# 124572) with reset dates listed as "8/2030" in the minutes. Several denials across the docket list a reset date in August 2030; the minutes use the shorthand "8/2030." The board also denied parole for Sergio J. Williams (AIS# 306240) and Tony L. Smith (AIS# 152953), among others.
Notable grants and outcomes recorded in the minutes include: - James H. Brooks Jr. (AIS# 108881): parole granted with conditions including placement in an approved halfway house, required mental-health follow-up and GPS ankle monitoring. - Tauarus M. Tolbert (AIS# 192037): parole granted with required completion of the Perry County Probation/Parole Reentry Education Program (PREP), GPS monitoring and mental-health follow-up. - Amy R. Jones (AIS# 320170): parole granted conditioned on completion of detainers and/or programs, placement in an approved halfway house, GPS monitoring, NA/AA, mental-health follow-up and drug assessment upon release. - Colin S. Moose (AIS# 826143): pardon granted with relief from the habitual-offender statute and firearms disabilities. - April N. Mills (AIS# 827498), Booker T. Jones (AIS# 133997), Jimmy D. Weaver (AIS# 202586) and Richard B. Bacon (AIS# 827517): granted full pardons restoring civil and political rights per the minutes.
Marcus J. Williams (AIS# 314413) had his case continued to Sept. 23, 2025. Several other applicants had pardons granted with restrictions (for example, relief from habitual-offender provisions and firearms disabilities) or were denied without a reset date.
Speakers against parole included family members of victims and representatives from VOCAL and the Attorney General’s victim services office; speakers in support included family members, friends and attorneys representing applicants. The minutes do not record roll-call vote tallies for each item, but record the board’s action (granted, denied, continued) and any stipulated conditions.
The board also reviewed attached lists of files for revocation and delinquent parolee files during the meeting. The meeting adjourned at 1:57 p.m.; the next meeting is scheduled for Aug. 19, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.
