Press Releases
The agenda for the monthly meeting of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles is published
July 10, 2017
Board Meeting Agenda
August 1, 2017
Location: Parole Board Hearing Room Time: 10:00 A.M.
State Board of Pardons and Paroles Supports Inmate High School and GED Graduations
June 30, 2017
Forsyth - All five voting members of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles attended the Foothills Education Charter High School graduation ceremony at the Burruss Correctional Training Center on Thursday, July 29, 2017.
Inmates Graduating High School in Prison Granted Parole
June 22, 2017
ALTO, GA - The State Board of Pardons and Paroles delivered good news today to two inmates at the Lee Arrendale State Prison in Alto, Georgia.
Board Notifies Inmate of Parole during Prison Graduation
June 19, 2017
ATLANTA - A state inmate graduating from a Department of Corrections’ program last Friday is now a “returning citizen” after the State Board of Pardons and Paroles granted him parole during the graduation ceremony.
James Mills elected Chairman of the Parole Board
June 6, 2017
Braxton Cotton elected Vice Chairman
ATLANTA - The State Board of Pardons and Paroles has elected a new chairman, the first change in the leadership position in three years.
Parole Board Denies Clemency for J.W. Ledford, Jr.
May 15, 2017
ATLANTA - The State Board of Pardons and Paroles has denied clemency in the case of condemned inmate J.W. Ledford, Jr.