Press Releases

Please see the Meders Order by the Parole Board commuting the sentence to life without the possibility of parole. The order is available here.

The summary of the Jimmy Fletcher Meders Case is available here.

The information filed on behalf of Jimmy Fletcher Meders seeking clemency has been declassified by the Parole Board. The document is available here.

ATLANTA - The State Board of Pardons and Paroles has scheduled a clemency meeting for January 15, 2020, in the case of Jimmy Fletcher Meders. The meeting is being conducted for the Parole Board Members to receive information for or against clemency for Meders.

January 6, 2020

PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEETING

State Board of Pardons and Paroles

 Board Meeting Agenda

January 15, 2020

Location:     Parole Board Hearing Room                    

                  2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive

                  5th Floor, East Tower

                  Atlanta, Georgia 30334

I.     Call to Order

December 19, 2019

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, January 7, 2020, has been cancelled.

November 14, 2019

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, December 3, 2019, has been cancelled.

ATLANTA - The State Board of Pardons and Paroles has honored employees who served our country through military service.

ATLANTA - The State Board of Pardons and Paroles has denied a request to stay the scheduled execution of Ray Jefferson Cromartie. In doing so, the Board has also denied clemency in the case. The request to stay the execution came from Cromartie’s representatives today.