Kentucky Law Journal Volume 100 | Issue 4 Article 9 2012 Reconsidering State Parole Board Membership Requirements in Light of Model Penal Code Sentencing Revisions Stefan J. Bing University of Kentucky Follow this and additional works at: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/klj Part of the Criminal Law Commons, and the Criminal Procedure Commons Right click to open a feedback form in a new tab to let us know how this document benefits you. Recommended Citation Bing, Stefan J. (2012) "Reconsidering State Parole Board Membership Requirements in Light of Model Penal Code Sentencing Revisions," Kentucky Law Journal: Vol. 100 : Iss. 4 , Article 9. Available at: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/klj/vol100/iss4/9 This Note is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Journals at UKnowledge. It has been accepted for inclusion in Kentucky Law Journal by an authorized editor of UKnowledge. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Reconsidering State Parole Board Membership Requirements in Light of Model Penal Code Sentencing Revisions Stefan J. Bing, INTRODUCTION In 1976, Marie Ragghianti, then serving as chair of Tennessee's Board of Probation and Parole, blew the whistle on wide-scale corruption involving then Governor Ray Blanton.' Before she was fired, Ragghianti exposed a "cash for clemency" scheme propagated by Blanton's administration to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In this scheme, inmates with ties to the Governor or his political allies paid to be released from prison and the Governor pardoned them in exchange.3 Governor