Tennessee Governor Bill Lee used his veto powers for the first time ever on a bill that would have removed limitations on the state Probation and Parole Board. Governor Lee vetoed SB0455/HB0527 ...

A backlog at the state’s Parole Board is keeping prisoners locked up for longer, with criminal lawyers being told new applications are unlikely to be considered for at least two months.

HB 527/SB 455 moved through the legislature quietly this year. The legislation would have given the state parole board more discretion to deny parole to state prisoners. The House passed the bill ...

He sought parole in 2011 and 2021. A date for Nelms' release hasn't been set. His release was approved by the Prisoner Review Board, comprised of three veteran state Department of Corrections ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — By a 3-2 vote, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board denied clemency for death ... Mary’s niece, Sarah Parker Mooney, talked of her aunt’s love of the Tulsa community, family ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted to deny clemency for death row inmate John Hanson on Wednesday, May 7. Officials say Hanson and an accomplice carjacked and ...