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- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
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BILL NUMBER:S1993
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring unanimous agreement by the parole board to release an inmate on parole
Purpose
To require unanimous consent to release an inmate on parole.
Summary of provisions
Section one amends paragraph (a) of subdivision (2) of section 259-i of the executive law, to add a requirement that decisions of the board to release an inmate be unanimous.
Existing law
Existing law requires a majority vote.
Justification
When it comes to making the critical determination whether to set someone free on parole, the board should seek unanimity. Consider recent decisions that resulted in the release of cop-killers. Recently, the Parole Board voted 2-1 to grant parole to cop killer Shuaib Raheem. Raheem was involved in a botched armed robbery in Williamsburg, NY in 1973, which resulted in the death of Patrolman Stephen Gilroy and injured Patrolman Frank Carpentier. Also recently, after pressure from some Senators and police organizations, cop killer John MacKenzie, who opened fire during a burglary in West Hempstead in 1975 and killed Nassau County Police Officer Matthew Giglio, was denied parole. Another convicted copkiller Anthony Blanks was scheduled for a parole hearing at Shawangunk State Prison in Wallkill, NY. Blanks is a cold-blooded cop-killer and a dangerous criminal. He killed Patrolman Arthur Dematte in 1976 in Larchmont, using the policeman's own revolver, and then fled in his police cruiser. His hearing has now been postponed. That homicide left Patrolman Dematte's wife without a husband, his four young children without a father, and his fellow officers without a friend and partner. Each time Anthony Blanks is eligible for parole, the family is once again victimized and the Police Department relives this tragedy.
Legislative history
S.8259 of 2010 - Referred to Rules
Fiscal implications
None.
Local fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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