Parole boards nationwide have become less generous with granting discretionary parole, denying nearly 80 percent of prisoners’ requests in 2003, compared with 45 percent in 1980, according to the Department of Justice. Despite the dire statistics, a rush of court actions may be changing the odds. Parolees facing parole boards that are tough on crime are making headway in some federal and state courts — and that’s keeping many lawyers busy.
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Posted on Wednesday, October 11th, 2006. Filed under: Law Misc, Litigation
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