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Murray to become new chair of parole board

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May 2, 2012

The former commissioner of Georgia's juvenile justice system has been elected to become the new chairman of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles.

The five-member board recently elected Albert Murray to become chairman on July 1. "It is with great honor that I accept this leadership role and I am humbled by the board's vote of confidence," said Murray, who will succeed Chairman James Donald. The board also elected former state legislator Terry Barnard to be its vice chair.

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Bill Rankin has been an AJC reporter for more than 30 years. His father, Jim Rankin, worked as an editor for the newspaper for 26 years, retiring in 1986. Bill has primarily covered the state’s court system, doing all he can do to keep the scales of justice on an even keel. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast.

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