Press Releases

The monthly meeting of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles is August 25, 2020.

The August meeting of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles has been postponed.

Owens to serve again as Vice Chairman

ATLANTA – Terry E. Barnard has been elected chairman by his colleagues on the State Board of Pardons and Paroles for FY 2021. Today, at the June meeting of the Parole Board, Barnard was elected to a sixth term as chairman.

The July monthly meeting of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles has been canceled.

June 5, 2020

PUBLIC NOTICE
OPEN MEETING

The agenda for the June 23, 2020, meeting of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles is published.

Monthly meeting of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles is postponed

April 17, 2020

PUBLIC NOTICE

OPEN MEETING

Pursuant to the terms of O.C.G.A. § 50-14-1, notice is hereby given to the public that the monthly meeting of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles scheduled for Tuesday, May 5, 2020, has been canceled.

ATLANTA - In order to provide the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) additional flexibility to manage the inmate population in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the State Board of Pardons and Paroles has begun reviewing specific cases for clemency release.

The monthly meeting of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles is canceled.