The Massachusetts Parole Board has granted parole to 39 individuals convicted of murder who were originally sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, following a landmark state ...

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The state’s parole board has released 39 “emerging adult” murder convicts who were originally sentenced to life without parole, but who later became eligible after a court ruling. The Massachusetts ...

A convicted first-degree murderer who killed an 87-year-old man and bragged about getting away with it is being released by the state’s parole board. Ronald O’Brien back in 1975 shot and killed John ...

A Massachusetts man who killed a 13-year-old in an attempt to avenge his cousin after a stabbing has been granted parole. In 1999, Sammy Garcia was convicted of first-degree murder for the death of ...

The Massachusetts Parole Board has denied parole for Jose Colon, who was convicted of killing State Trooper George Hanna in 1983. Colon became eligible for parole after a 2024 court ruling regarding ...