MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday sharply questioned the head of the state parole board about their low release rates and why lawmakers had not received information they requested ...

Leigh Gwathney took the podium in Montgomery on Wednesday, facing a group of Alabama lawmakers both Republican and Democrat who wanted to know why the state parole board had all but stopped granting ...

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board on Wednesday recommended clemency for another death row inmate in part because of concerns about the last execution. "That process is obviously flawed," board ...