parole

A ruling by the state Supreme Court will free the officer's killer after repeated denials of parole.

Advocates are now pushing Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign the bill.

Out of 1049 medical parole petitions since March, only nine have been granted.

“I got three jobs. I got two kids. I’m trying to be an upstanding member of society.”

"When you keep 10,000 New Yorkers in prison until they die, that’s death by incarceration.”

'The worst part was watching Valerie do everything possible in the past 40 years to prove that she was changed and worthy of release only to die in shackles.'

'They are forcing parole violators to make the choice between keeping their lifesaving medication or going to prison for a lengthy sentence.'

As New York City tries to decrease the number of people held on Rikers Island, the number of New Yorkers held there for petty parole violations is creeping up.

Clark served 37 years in prison, and lawmakers have cited her transformation and remorse as justification for her release.

'The parole board has yet to take responsibility for what they've done. They encourage a system of hopelessness.'