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By JOYANNA LOVE | Managing Editor

The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles has voted to deny parole for two inmates with past convictions of violent crimes in Chilton County.

Kori Lee Scott is serving a 16-year sentence for a manslaughter conviction in 2011.

During the hearing on Aug. 17, the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles voted to deny parole with no reset date. No one spoke in favor or against the parole being granted.

Steven Cody Smith is serving a three-year sentence for possession of a pistol after being convicted of a violent crime from a June, 17, 2022 conviction. He had previously been convicted of burglary third in 2014 in Shelby County.

During the hearing on Aug. 17, the board voted to deny parole with no reset date. No one spoke in favor or against the parole being granted. Smith’s minimum release date is July 24, 2023.