Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Parole Pardon Docket topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Alabama board grants multiple pardons and paroles, denies many requests at Feb. 25 docket
Summary
At its Feb. 25 meeting in Montgomery, the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles granted several pardons (including one granting firearms relief), approved multiple paroles with reentry conditions, and denied numerous parole requests with reset dates or no reset date.
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles met on Feb. 25, 2026, in Montgomery to consider a daily docket of pardon and parole applications. Chair Hal Nash and Board Member Gabrelle Simmons were present; Nicole Lewis served as board secretary. The board approved the minutes of Feb. 24, 2026, and then considered the docket of individual cases.
Among the decisions, the board granted a full pardon to Patrick L. Humphrey (AIS# 827872) that included relief from firearms disabilities. The board also granted pardons with specified restrictions to Jason R. Charnock (AIS# 828056) and William H. Matthews (AIS# 828153), with Charnock’s pardon noted to include relief from the habitual-offender act and firearms disabilities. Several applicants received restorations limited to voting rights only, including Bonnie B. Wallace (AIS# 810400), Trace B. Amason (AIS# 828014), and Ocie C. Nelson (AIS# 165673).
The board approved multiple paroles with reentry and supervision conditions. Jeffrey A. Condon (AIS# 297485) and Fred Davis (AIS# 163061) were each granted parole with requirements such as completion of an approved halfway house, NA/AA participation, GPS ankle monitoring, mental-health follow-up, and drug assessment upon release. Martes J. Alexander (AIS# 264683) and John T. Ergle (AIS# 285455) were granted parole conditioned on participation in the Perry County Probation/Parole Reentry Education Program (PREP), GPS monitoring, and follow-up services.
The board denied numerous parole requests. Some denials included reset dates (for example, Mary A. Miller, AIS# 226469, reset to 2/2031; Richard L. Morgan, AIS# 237150, reset to 2/2029); others were denied with no reset date (for example, Jarvis Culpepper, AIS# 271071; Patrick Lyons, AIS# 214715). Cedric D. Collier (AIS# 186967) was denied parole with a reset date of June 2026. The minutes list denials and reset dates as recorded on the docket; vote tallies for individual motions were not specified in the minutes.
Speakers from victims’ families and advocacy organizations spoke during several hearings. For example, Brad Collins (identified in the minutes as the victim’s son) and Mark King (victim’s brother-in-law) spoke against parole in the Jarvis Culpepper case; Ky’Toria Lawson (listed with VOCAL) and India Eaves (VSO, Attorney General’s Office) are recorded as frequent speakers opposing parole in several files. Applicants or their family members also appeared and spoke on behalf of petitions, including Jason R. Charnock and Nicole Charnock and petitioner Patrick L. Humphrey, who addressed the board personally.
The board reviewed a list of delinquent parolee files and completed the docket through item 28. The meeting adjourned at 12:51 p.m.; the board’s next meeting was scheduled for Feb. 26, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. at 301 South Ripley Street, Montgomery.
Votes at a glance (selected docket outcomes as recorded in the minutes): Jarvis Culpepper (AIS# 271071) — parole denied, no reset; Mary A. Miller (AIS# 226469) — parole denied, reset 2/2031; Richard L. Morgan (AIS# 237150) — parole denied, reset 2/2029; Patrick L. Humphrey (AIS# 827872) — full pardon granted, firearms relief; Jason R. Charnock (AIS# 828056) — pardon granted, relief from habitual offender act and firearms disabilities; Jeffrey A. Condon (AIS# 297485) — parole granted with halfway-house, monitoring, and treatment conditions; Fred Davis (AIS# 163061) — parole granted with DRC, halfway-house and monitoring conditions; Clinton C. Roberson (AIS# 809184) — pardon denied; Martes J. Alexander (AIS# 264683) — parole granted with PREP and monitoring conditions; additional outcomes for docket items 11–28 are recorded in the official minutes and docket lists.
