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Alabama has cancelled all scheduled parole and pardon hearings, delaying a chance at freedom for hundreds of prisoners. The move marks the latest challenge for prisoners trying to win their release amid sweeping changes to the state’s parole system.
Alabama’s parole board, the Bureau of Pardons and Paroles, announced Monday that it canceled 113 hearings last week to “ensure compliance” with a law that went into effect on Sept. 1. The law introduced new requirements for notifying victims prior to pardon and parole hearings, but the previous administration failed to prepare for those new rules, a board spokesperson told The Appeal. As of Tuesday, the roughly 862 hearings scheduled on the board’s website for September and October were listed as canceled.
Charles Graddick, the board’s new director, said in a statement on Wednesday that the board planned to resume hearings “on or about” Nov. 1. “This uncalled-for situation is a disappointment to me and to our hardworking employees but mostly I feel sorry for the victims and other interested parties who have been forced to wait to testify before the parole board,” he said.
Hundreds of Alabama Prisoners See Opportunity For Freedom Delayed After Parole Hearings Canceled - The Appeal
All because they didn't comply with the new law.
Alabama’s parole board, the Bureau of Pardons and Paroles, announced Monday that it canceled 113 hearings last week to “ensure compliance” with a law that went into effect on Sept. 1. The law introduced new requirements for notifying victims prior to pardon and parole hearings, but the previous administration failed to prepare for those new rules, a board spokesperson told The Appeal. As of Tuesday, the roughly 862 hearings scheduled on the board’s website for September and October were listed as canceled.
Charles Graddick, the board’s new director, said in a statement on Wednesday that the board planned to resume hearings “on or about” Nov. 1. “This uncalled-for situation is a disappointment to me and to our hardworking employees but mostly I feel sorry for the victims and other interested parties who have been forced to wait to testify before the parole board,” he said.
Hundreds of Alabama Prisoners See Opportunity For Freedom Delayed After Parole Hearings Canceled - The Appeal
All because they didn't comply with the new law.
