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| Parole Board Decisions Being Questioned |
| By bnd.com |
| Published: 03/14/2011 |
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- About 18,000 convicted criminals are on parole in Missouri, granted release from prison by a state board for reasons that remain secret. Parole board hearings, votes and records all are closed to the public. The secrecy of the state Board of Probation and Parole was highlighted this year when Gov. Jay Nixon granted clemency to a man just days before he was to be executed for a murder conviction. The closed nature of the board prevented the public release of any information it provided the governor. It even barred the release of the most basic facts, such as whether the board's clemency recommendation to the governor was a "yes" or "no." The Board of Probation and Parole stands as a stark exception to Missouri's Sunshine Law, which declares that meetings, records, votes, actions and deliberations of governmental entities generally shall be open to the public. The law states that its requirements should be liberally construed in favor of open government. Read More. |
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