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    Board of Pardons

    Hearing Schedule

    The Board of Pardons holds hearings to review and vote on the cases of applicants for clemency. All hearings are held virtually. 

    Types of hearings

    • Merit review: The Board completes a preliminary evaluation of applications. The Board votes on whether the applicant should move forward to a public hearing.

    • Public hearing: The Board reviews the cases of applicants and votes to decide whether an application should be recommended to receive clemency from the Governor.

    Hearing agenda

    The agenda will be posted in advance of the hearing. 

    Watch the hearing live stream

    PUBLIC HEARING SESSION (PARDONS)
    JANUARY 9, 2025 9:00 AM SESSION

    I.   OPENING REMARKS – HONORABLE AUSTIN DAVIS, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
    II.  PUBLIC VOTE ON EXCUSED CALENDAR CASES

    1.  Mark D. Fialla
    2.  Kimekia T. Proctor
    3.  Keith B. Bell
    4.  Naeem R. Clark
    5.  Rosalyn C. Purnell
    6.  Helena Woodard
    7.  Lloyd A. Graham

    III.  CASES TO BE HEARD BY THE BOARD

    1.  Michael P. Bonenberger, Jr.
    2.  Daniel Delvalle
    3.  La-Tia Luise
    4.  Rasheen R. Martin
    5.  Christopher Pickett
    6.  Eric D. Respes-Stratton
    7.  Monica Roberts
    8.  Kingsley Rowe
    9.  Steven Sanders
    10.  Errol D. Smith
    11.  Sakina M. Tucker
    12.  Marcus W. Wells
    13.  Lenard R. Whitaker
    14.  John A. Cheeseboro, III

    IV.        RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
    V.         PUBLIC HEARING RECONVENES - PUBLIC VOTE ON CALENDAR CASES
    VI.       OLD BUSINESS
    VII.      NEW BUSINESS
    VIII.     BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
    IX.       ADJOURNMENT

     

    PUBLIC HEARING SESSION (PARDONS)
    JANUARY 9, 2025 1:00 PM SESSION

    I.   OPENING REMARKS – HONORABLE AUSTIN DAVIS, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
    II.  CASES TO BE HEARD BY THE BOARD

    1.  Abdal J. Miller
    2.  Anthony Bisazza
    3.  Michael A. Brownlee
    4.  Corey Rushton
    5.  Richard C. Henry
    6.  Antonio L. Kakaleles
    7.  Alexander S. Ebbinghaus
    8.  Ruben Fantauzzi
    9.  Tamika M. McDonald
    10.  James E. Paige
    11.  Maribelle Rodriguez
    12.  Ronald D. Smallings
    13.  James Q. Smith
    14.  Jack Turner
    15.  Antar Williams

    III.     RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
    IV.     PUBLIC HEARING RECONVENES - PUBLIC VOTE ON CALENDAR CASES
    V.      OLD BUSINESS
    VI.     NEW BUSINESS
    VII.    BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
    VIII.   ADJOURNMENT

     

    PUBLIC HEARING SESSION (COMMUTATIONS)
    JANUARY 10, 2025 1:00 PM SESSION

    I.   OPENING REMARKS – HONORABLE AUSTIN DAVIS, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
    II.  CASES TO BE HEARD BY THE BOARD

    1.      James S. Rivers
    2.      Charles W. Slaughter
    3.      James W. Taylor

    III.  RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
    IV.  PUBLIC HEARING RECONVENES – PUBLIC VOTE ON CALENDAR CASES
     V.  OLD BUSINESS

    Held Under Advisement:

    Kevin L. Coleman was heard by the Board at the May 17, 2024, a.m. session. A vote was taken and passed 4-1 to hold his application under advisement to further discuss the case.

    Herbert Hardwick was heard by the Board at the May 17, 2024, a.m. session. A vote was taken and passed 5-0 to hold his application under advisement to further discuss the case.


    VI.  NEW BUSINESS
    VII.  BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
    VIII.  ADJOURNMENT

     

    COMMONWEALTH OF PA BOARD OF PARDONS

    The following application of the person convicted in Philadelphia County will be heard by the Board of Pardons in a virtual session. You may view the live sessions by visiting https://pacast.com/live/bophearing.

     

    Thursday, January 9, 2025 - Convening at 9:00 AM

    Christopher Pickett
    Daniel Delvalle (Dal-Valle; Dalvalle; Devalle)
    Eric D. Respes-Stratton
    Errol D. Smith
    Helena Woodard (Woodward)
    Kingsley Rowe
    La-Tia Luise
    Lenard R. Whitaker
    Marcus W. Wells
    Michael P. Bonenberger, Jr.
    Monica Roberts
    Naeem R. Clark (Rasul Johnson Rasool)
    Rasheen R. Martin (Cartero, Jamal)
    Rosalyn C. Purnell
    Sakina M. Tucker
    Steven Sanders


    Thursday, January 9, 2025 - Convening at 1:00 PM

    Antar Williams (Harrell, Tyree)
    Jack Turner (Smith, Jake)
    James E. Paige
    James Q. Smith (John)
    Maribelle Rodriguez
    Ronald D. Smallings
    Tamika M. McDonald


    Friday, January 10, 2025 - Convening at 1:00 PM

    Charles W. Slaughter SCI - Phoenix
    James S. Rivers (Sherwood) SCI - Chester
    James W. Taylor (Odinga Bey, Muhammed) SCI - Phoenix

     

    Pursuant to 18 Pa. C.S. §9125 (a)(1), all questions relating to the criminal history record information associated with the above applicants should be directed to the Board of Pardons office at bophearings@pa.gov or (717) 787-2596.

    Schedule

    Please note: Scheduled sessions are subject to change as deemed necessary by the Board.

    How to watch live hearings

    Hearings are streamed live on PAcast. The live stream will begin at the start of the hearing, typically 9 a.m. 

    What to expect as an applicant

    It’s important to come prepared to your Board of Pardons hearing. We recommend that applicants review our guide to the hearing process.

    Learn how to prepare

    Frequently asked questions

    The number of cases reviewed by the Board at each hearing varies.

    Merit reviews: These sessions include hundreds of cases. The Board votes on which of the cases presented have the merit to warrant a public hearing. Although hundreds of names are called, this session is shorter because there is no case discussion.

    Public hearings: Each hearing day is broken into two sessions of roughly 20 applicants. The Board generally reviews between 35 and 50 cases during each public hearing day. Over the span of three-day public hearings, the Board will review about 140 pardon cases.

    The Board of Pardons holds approximately six merit reviews and six public hearings a year. However, this is subject to the discretion of the Board.