An inmate lays on a bed in a jail cell. The panel established by Gov. Mike Kehoe to write rules for how long people who break the law must stay in prison may be violating the law itself by meeting in ...

Gov. Mary Fallin has asked the state Pardon and Parole Board to place a moratorium on its practice of "docket modifications" during monthly meetings after Oklahoma County's district attorney publicly ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday sharply questioned the head of the state parole board about their low release rates and why lawmakers had not received information they requested ...

The working group established by Gov. Mike Kehoe to look at the regulations governing parole has met twice since a public hearing in June. Neither the public nor the media was notified of either ...

OGDEN — A Weber County woman urged the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole on Monday not to release convicted sex offender Cary Hartmann for a second time. "He is a predator," Kate Bell said. Bell ...

Leigh Gwathney took the podium in Montgomery on Wednesday, facing a group of Alabama lawmakers both Republican and Democrat who wanted to know why the state parole board had all but stopped granting ...

The number of people approved for discretionary parole by the Alaska State Board of Parole has dropped significantly in recent years, and advocates are asking the board for explanations. In years ...