From: Thurman Henderson [mailto:thurman.henderson@pap.ga.

gov]
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2015 1:56 PM
To: Greg McConnell <gmmcconnell@chathamcounty.org>
Cc: Meg Heap <mdheap@chathamcounty.org>
Subject: Re: Willie Doyle, EF 113384

Mr. McConnell:
This will acknowledge receipt of your letter in opposition to the above-named offenders parole
and request for declassification of his disciplinary record.
Inmate Willie Doyle's release date of December 21, 2015 has been cancelled.
Since this inmates record belongs to the Georgia Department of Corrections, I would encourage
you to seek declassification of his disciplinary record from that agency.
I have forwarded your request for declassification of this offenders disciplinary record to the
Parole Boards Legal Department.
Your letter and comments in this case will be shared with the Board and you will be notified
regarding the Board's decision.
Sincerely,
Thurman L. Henderson
Executive Special Assistant to the Board

Board response:
The Boards process of sending the 72 hour statutory notification to Judges, Prosecutors and
Sheriffs is working as is evident by the Board receiving protest information from Chatham
County ADA Greg McConnell and cancelling the releases of inmates Brian Bowen, Ronnie
Redd,and Willie Doyle. These cases will go back before the Board for reconsideration with the
protest information received from the Chatham County District Attorneys office and local public
officials.
The notification of the pending release of inmate Willie Doyle was transmitted to the Chatham
County District Attorneys Office on Wednesday, December 16, five (5) days prior to the
scheduled release. Again, the Board received information from ADA McConnell and has
cancelled that release. The 72 hour notification, or as in this case, 120 hours notification,
appears to have given the Chatham County District Attorneys office and other officials
adequate time to review and respond prior to the scheduled release date.
Additionally, notifications were sent to the DAs office for inmate Redd on December 16th and
inmate Bowen on December 15th, both originally scheduled for release on December 21st, and
both now have been cancelled and returned to the Board for reconsideration.
Input from DAs is also sought during the case preparation of the inmates parole file soon after
sentencing, giving DAs the opportunity to provide information well before the Board reviews the
case. This is done in every case as it was done in these three cases.
Doyle was first statutorily eligible to be considered for parole in January 1985, at which time the
Board denied his release. Subsequently, he was denied parole eight (8) additional times, before
ultimately being granted a release date of December 21, 2015.
Regarding the request to declassify Department of Corrections disciplinary records on inmate
Doyle, that request will be submitted to the board for consideration. There has been no decision
on that request as of this submission.
Inmate Doyles scheduled release for Monday, December 21, 2015, has been cancelled and will
not take place, as is the case for inmates Redd and Bowen. These cases will be reconsidered
by the Board to determine whether or not to extend executive clemency to these individuals in
light of the protests received.