Bryant chooses ex-Sheriff McMillin to lead state Parole Board
by Associated Press Published: April 2,2012
Tags: executive, governor, incarceration, inmates, law enforcement, parole, parole board, prisons, sheriff, state government
JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant named former Hinds County Sheriff Malcolm McMillin to lead the state Parole Board. The five-member board has discretion over which inmates are released from prison on parole. The board also investigates applicants for gubernatorial pardons and makes recommendations. However, Mississippi governors aren’t bound by the board’s recommendations. The board recommended [...] [...]
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