https://boltsmag.org/ohio-ends-juvenile-life-without-parole/
Ohio Will No Longer Sentence Kids to Life Without Parole | Bolts
Feb 17, 2022 - “We now have hope that our loved ones and family members will someday come home to us.” Ohio is expanding access to parole hearings for people who have...
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https://boltsmag.org/virginia-and-minors-eligible-for-parole/
Virginia Makes All Children Eligible for Parole, a Major Shift for This Punitive State | Bolts
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https://boltsmag.org/glenn-youngkin-virginia-parole-board/
Chances for Parole Go from Bad to Worse Under Virginia’s New GOP Leadership | Bolts
May 20, 2024 - The already-limited possibilities for parole in Virginia are drying up even further this year, as a new Republican administration takes office in the...
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https://boltsmag.org/parole-plunges-in-south-carolina/
Parole Plunges in South Carolina as Governor-Appointed Board Issues Denial After Denial | Bolts
Feb 14, 2025 - People familiar with South Carolina’s parole process describe a secretive panel that downplays rehabilitative efforts and ignores applicants’ attempts to...
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https://boltsmag.org/new-york-parole-board-murky-decisions/
“Nobody Knows What That Means”: The Murky Decisions of New York’s Parole Board | Bolts
May 20, 2024 - New York advocates hope to force their state to be more forthcoming about how it decides parole grants, worried that incarcerated New Yorkers don’t know how...
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https://boltsmag.org/mississippi-parole/
Prisons Grow in Mississippi as State Officials Cut Parole | Bolts
May 20, 2024 - Loretta Pierre’s first five murder trials ended in mistrials. She was just 20 years old when she shot and killed an ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend who had...
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https://boltsmag.org/virginia-parole-nearly-vanished-glenn-youngkin/
Under Glenn Youngkin, Parole in Virginia Has Nearly Vanished | Bolts
Jul 19, 2024 - “What’s the point of having a second chance available when you’re not willing to give it?”
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https://boltsmag.org/alabama-parole-reforms-stall/
Reforms for Alabama’s Troubled Parole Board Remain Elusive, Despite Bipartisan Support | Bolts
Jun 12, 2025 - After years of a near-full blockade on parole, Alabama is now releasing more people. But grants remain low, prisons are overcrowded, and oversight efforts...
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https://boltsmag.org/ohio-abortion-amendment-issue-1-probation-parole/
If Abortion Measure Fails, Ohioans on Parole And Probation Could Face Graver Restrictions | Bolts
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https://boltsmag.org/reformers-target-life-imprisonment-and-sentences-of-life-without-parole/
Reformers Target Life Imprisonment and Sentences of Life Without Parole | Bolts
Jan 30, 2022 - Criminal justice reform advocates are aiming to curtail life imprisonment in several states. In Vermont, new legislation (House Bill 382) would abolish...
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https://boltsmag.org/alabama-parole-board/
In Alabama, an “Out of Control Board” Cuts Chances for Parole | Bolts
May 20, 2024 - After pressure from the governor and attorney general, denials from Alabama’s parole board have skyrocketed, blocking a key mechanism for release from the...
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