Split board votes on select cases underscore differing member positions
Aug 5, 2026
Several cases drew split votes: Lamarcus K. Harris received a majority-approved conditional parole over one member's objection; Thomas H. Stewart Jr.'s pardon application was denied by majority while one member favored restoring voting rights only.
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The Aug. 5 meeting recorded several non-unanimous outcomes that the minutes flag explicitly by member vote. Lamarcus K. Harris (AIS# 231940) was granted parole by Chair Hal Nash and Member Gabrelle Simmons with supervisory and programmatic conditions while Member Jennifer Conway voted to deny parole and set a reset date of Aug. 2027. The minutes list the conditions that accompany the majority decision (PREP completion, GPS monitoring, mental-health follow-up and drug assessment upon release).
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