Advocates for alabama’s incarcerated oppose slowing parole
Gov. Ivey’s moratorium led to 58 percent drop in parole grants
Published May 25, 2019
By Beth Shelburne
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Ira Morris thought he had done everything he needed to do. He graduated from trade school, earning an electrical degree. He’d taken every class and program the prison offered. During his incarceration, starting at age 19, he had grown up, gotten married and planned to join his wife out of state. He’d been accepted into a re-entry program, had a job lined up and was ready to go.
Morris, 42, had served over 20 years in Alabama prisons on a 30-year sentence for murder, five years longer than the minimum required to be considered for parole.