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Texas Parole Board Releases Amber Guyger After Seven Years

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 11:02 PM UTC · How we work

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Amber Guyger was released on parole after serving seven years.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles granted parole on Oct. 1, years into her 10-year sentence.
She must remain under supervision, including travel restrictions and a ban on Dallas County residence.
Jean’s family and civil-rights lawyer Lee Merritt expressed deep disappointment with the parole decision.
A federal civil jury previously ordered Guyger to pay the family nearly $98.6 million in damages.

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Amber Guyger was released on parole after serving seven years.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles granted parole on Oct. 1, years into her 10-year sentence.
She must remain under supervision, including travel restrictions and a ban on Dallas County residence.
Jean’s family and civil-rights lawyer Lee Merritt expressed deep disappointment with the parole decision.
A federal civil jury previously ordered Guyger to pay the family nearly $98.6 million in damages.