parole

Legislature

Parole reform bill passes out of House

The bill would require the parole board to consider an inmate's history of employment while incarcerated.

February 26, 2026

House committee passes bill to require additional criteria for parole considerations

The bipartisan measure requires the Parole Board to analyze an inmate’s employment, education and risk assessment when determining release, aiming for better outcomes.

February 5, 2026

ACLU of Alabama sets 2026 legislative priorities

The organization is defending voting rights and the First Amendment while calling for criminal legal reform and reproductive justice.

January 7, 2026

Advocacy orgs demand changes to parole release guidelines

The groups argue that the guidelines should only punish instigators of prison violence, among other changes.

July 8, 2025

Lawmakers grill parole board chair over low approval rates

Beginning in 2019, applicants have been granted parole at a sharply declining rate.

October 24, 2024

Roundtable of experts discusses Alabama’s parole woes

Since 2019, parole approval rates have plummeted from more than half of applicants being released to lows of 1 to 3 percent per month.

October 15, 2024

Justice In Focus panel takes a closer look at Alabama’s parole system

Some of the state’s leading legal and policy experts will gather to discuss the parole system's shortcomings and explore potential reforms.

October 9, 2024

Dysfunctional parole board forces prisons to take matters into their own hands

Parole continues to be a rare privilege granted to exceedingly few incarcerated people.

September 6, 2024

Forgiveness and Hope: Robert George’s 31-year journey to freedom

Several individuals helped fight for Robert George’s release.

April 25, 2024

Former Limestone Sheriff Mike Blakely granted parole, to be released

Blakely, Alabama's longest serving sheriff, will be released after serving just over a year of his three-year sentence.

April 12, 2024