Leigh Gwathney, Chair of the Board of Pardons and Paroles speaks during a hearing in Montgomery, Ala., on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Gov. Kay Ivey is expected to announce Gwathney’s reappointment or the appointment of a new parole board member in the coming days. (Photo/Stew Milne for the Reflector)
Gov. Kay Ivey’s office said Wednesday it plans to name a member of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles within the next few days, whether or not that’s Chair Leigh Gwathney.
“The governor is in receipt of the list of nominations. She is reviewing and will make a determination by the Monday deadline,” Gina Maiola, a spokesperson for the governor, said in a statement Wednesday…