Perspective
Sep. 26, 2014
Life, with a possibility of blocked parole
To help achieve sustained reductions in incarceration, California should end the practice of allowing governors to review parole board decisions. By Nazgol Ghandnoosh
Gerald Denson (a pseudonym) was convicted of first-degree murder in Los Angeles County in 1983. He was sentenced to 25 years to life plus two years for using a firearm. Four years ago, the California parole board found him suitable for parole based on his record in prison. But Denson remains behind bars, 31 years after his conviction, because California is among a handful of states that allow the governor to reverse the decisions of a govern...
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