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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 716 Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on Early Parole Hearings and Requiring the Submission and Implementation of a Corrective Action Plan for the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
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Attorney General Steve Marshall Hails Alabama Senate Passage of Legislation to Reform State’s Badly Broken Pardons and Paroles Board (MONTGOMERY) — Attorney General Steve Marshall hailed the passage of legislation…
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(MONTGOMERY)—Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the State of Alabama would pay the maximum damages that may be awarded under state law—$1 million*—to the families of Jimmy O’Neal Spencer’s three…
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MONTGOMERY — Victims of Crime and Leniency (VOCAL), the State’s largest victims’ advocacy coalition, on Tuesday expressed the organization’s full support and the urgent need for legislation reforming the Board…
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VOCAL hosts an annual golf tournament, where patrons can donate to help support our organization and be sponsored for these events. View the brochure of our most recent tournament here,…
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By STEVE FLOWERS Alabama Political Reporter Legendary state Senator Jimmy Holley has decided to not seek reelection to the state Senate next year after 44 years in the Legislature. He…
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The bill would delay fines and fees for the recently released for 180 days. he Alabama Senate on Wednesday quickly passed numerous largely non-controversial bills, and among them was legislation…
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Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed House Bill 143, which is named in honor of Sheffield K-9 Sgt. Nick Risner, who was murdered in October 2021 by a man previously…
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Story by Carol Robinson, al.com • Apr 26 Alabama man convicted of capital murder in brutal 1999 deaths of Tracie Hawlett, J.B. Beasley – al.com A 49-year-old Alabama was convicted Wednesday of…
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By UPDATE: A temporary restraining was granted Friday evening. A full hearing is set for 10 a.m. Tuesday in Wetumpka. EARLIER: An Alabama district attorney is asking for an injunction…
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Release: June 7, 2023 (MONTGOMERY)—Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the arrestof a Jefferson County man on multiple counts of possession of child pornography.Russell John Sweeney, 48, of Hoover, was…
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Story credit to: Natalee Holloway’s mother sees Joran van der Sloot in court: ‘Wheels of justice have finally begun’ – al.com Joran van der Sloot pleaded not guilty this morning…
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Our prosecutors will be trained and ready when this law takes effect in September For Immediate Release:June 9, 2023 (Montgomery) – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall today applauds the enactment of…
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For Immediate Release:June 15, 2023 (OZARK)— Today, Judge William “Bill” Filmore sentenced Coley McCraney to life without parole for the murders of J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett of Houston County. In…
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For Immediate Release:June 16, 2023 (Montgomery) – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall today announced the indictment of Austin Patrick Hall, of Shelby County, in the June 29, 2022 death of Bibb…
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For Immediate Release:June 27, 2023 (MONTGOMERY)—Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the convictions of Tavarius Eugene Wade, age 41 of Belle Glade, Florida, for robbery…
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For Immediate Release:June 27, 2023 (MONTGOMERY)—Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the convictions of Rex Duard Tidmore, age 65 of Geraldine, for conspiracy to…
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For Immediate Release:June 28, 2023 (MONTGOMERY)—Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction of James Lavondria Tunstall, age 27 of Mobile County, for heat-of-passion…
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