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Our parole staff engaged offenders at the Metro Reentry Facility in Atlanta.

Board Members and staff visited the Atlanta Transitional Center, where residents were interviewed, and provided the Board with additional case information. 

In April, the State Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Georgia Office of Victim Services participated in National Crime Victims' Rights Week 2021.

Meg Heap, the former Chatham County District Attorney, was appointed to the State Board of Pardons and Paroles by Governor Brian Kemp, effective January 19, 2021. The swearing in ceremony took place February 2, 2021.

Monthly meetings of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles include operational updates by agency leadership. 

The August 2020 monthly meeting of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles was conducted August 25th. 

The June monthly meeting of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles was conducted June 23, 2020. At the meeting the Board re-elected Chairman Terry Barnard for a sixth term as Chairman and re-elected Vice Chairman Brian Owens.

The Parole Board schedules monthly meetings. March 3, 2020, the Board conducted a meeting.

The State Board of Pardons and Paroles congratulated the officers recognized in December of 2019 by Governor Brian Kemp and state government at the 2019 Governor's Public Safety Awards. 

The State Board of Pardons and Paroles participated in the Georgia Anti-Gang Network meeting in Atlanta, last December. 

Parole Board Member David Herring addressed the Gainesville Rotary Club in early January. 

Exec. Director of Parole Chris Barnett spoke to members of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in January.