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Board withdraws arrest authorization for Forrest Cantrell and orders his release
Summary
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles voted Aug. 14, 2025, to withdraw a Parole Officer Authorization of Arrest for Forrest Cantrell (AIS#151,928) and ordered his release from Calhoun County Jail to continue an approved home plan, the board record shows.
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles voted on Aug. 14, 2025, to withdraw a Parole Officer Authorization of Arrest for Forrest Cantrell (AIS# 151,928) and ordered his release from Calhoun County Jail to continue an approved home plan.
The action was requested by the division director and approved in the board’s open meeting at 8:30 a.m. Chair Hal Nash, Associate Members Darryl Littleton and Gabrelle Simmons were present; Nicole Lewis served as board secretary and recorded the vote. The withdrawal and release are recorded in the board order dated Aug. 14, 2025.
The meeting minutes cite Alabama Code, Title 15, Chapter 22 as the statute under which the board convened and processed parole and pardon hearings. The board order explicitly states that the Parole Officer’s Authorization of Arrest for Cantrell was withdrawn and that Cantrell would be released to continue his approved home plan.
The board did not record a roll-call vote total in the minutes for this specific administrative order; the minutes and the signed board order show the action as approved. The board adjourned at 1:57 p.m.; its next meeting is scheduled for Aug. 19, 2025, at 8:00 a.m.
