Arthur Bremer (born August 21, 1950) He's also required to undergo mental health evaluations. Bremer lives in Cumberland, Maryland and has a steady job, law enforcement officials said. Bremer's probation will end this year, date uncertain. He will be 75 years old. He was sentenced to 53 years in prison for shooting Alabama Governor George Wallace.
(HERE is a 2010 Newsweek article about his release from prison, though not from parole).
DPSCS News Release
Bremer Released
11/9/07
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Quick Facts About the Arthur Bremer Case:
• Arthur Bremer was not paroled. In fact, the Maryland Parole Commission denied him parole 10 years ago.
• The DPSCS did not “let Bremer out early.” Arthur Bremer is getting out now because of state law that
allows inmates to earn credits to shorten their time spent behind bars. This is state law, not DPSCS policy.
• These credits are awarded for work assignments, educational programming, and special projects in addition to good conduct. Arthur Bremer’s work and behavior in prison earned him many such credits.
• Those released from sentences affected by credits are mandatory releasees, because, by law, they must be freed from prison.
• But mandatory releasees like Mr. Bremer are still required to be under the supervision of Parole and
Probation agents until the end of their original sentences. In Mr. Bremer’s case, his entire 53-year sentence
expires in 2025, meaning Mr. Bremer will be required to report to his agent regularly until 2025. If he violates this, or any special condition of his release, he is subject to arrest and re-incarceration.
Bremer Released
11/9/07
Page Two
Quick Facts About the Arthur Bremer Case:
• Arthur Bremer was not paroled. In fact, the Maryland Parole Commission denied him parole 10 years ago.
• The DPSCS did not “let Bremer out early.” Arthur Bremer is getting out now because of state law that
allows inmates to earn credits to shorten their time spent behind bars. This is state law, not DPSCS policy.
• These credits are awarded for work assignments, educational programming, and special projects in addition to good conduct. Arthur Bremer’s work and behavior in prison earned him many such credits.
• Those released from sentences affected by credits are mandatory releasees, because, by law, they must be freed from prison.
• But mandatory releasees like Mr. Bremer are still required to be under the supervision of Parole and
Probation agents until the end of their original sentences. In Mr. Bremer’s case, his entire 53-year sentence
expires in 2025, meaning Mr. Bremer will be required to report to his agent regularly until 2025. If he violates this, or any special condition of his release, he is subject to arrest and re-incarceration.
Wallace wrote to Bremer in 1995, forgiving him.
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