Parole board chair and vice chair re-elected

The state Board of Pardons and Paroles has reelected James Donald to serve as its chairman for another term, the board said Tuesday.

Donald, former commissioner of the Department of Corrections, was appointed to the board in January 2009 and first elected parole board chair last June. The board also reelected Albert Murray to continue serving as its vice chair.

Georgia's five-member board determines which prison inmates are ready to return to society.

“Georgia has a tough parole board," Donald said in a statement. "Our workforce is consistently working to meet our core mission of public safety. Those offenders who are granted parole after the Board makes an informed decision, are supervised effectively while they are given an opportunity to stay in their communities as productive citizens."

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