A parole board in Virginia released on parole a man convicted of the 1979 premeditated capital murder of a young Richmond police officer.
Margaret Mosomillo—widow of NYPD officer Anthony Mosomillo—wasn't even notified of the parole hearing during which parole was granted to Betsy Ramos.
Far too many individuals convicted of murdering a law enforcement officer have been allowed to walk free on parole.
The man who shot and killed Minneapolis Police Officer Richard Miller in 1981 was denied parole at a hearing late last week.
Ex-boxer Richard Edson violently attacked Deputy Judy Estes in 2003 while she was attempting to arrest him for driving while intoxicated. He was sentenced to 22 to 60 years behind bars.
According to the California Globe, AB 1182 would drop the parole-service requirement from either two or three years to either one or two years for high-risk offenders. AB 1182 also strips the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation of its ability to recommend certain offenders be retained on parole.
Wayne Reed and Russell Bell have both previously been denied parole.
With only four months left in office, California Governor Jerry Brown is busy commuting the sentences of more than 1,000 people convicted of a variety of crimes, including drug dealing, driving while intoxicated, and forgery.
The man convicted of killing Minneapolis Police Officer Richard Miller in 1981 has been released from jail and sent to a halfway house as part of a work-release program.
Robert Hayes—who has spent the past 44 years in prison—had been denied parole 10 previous times.