How Former Prisoners View the Parole System
The New Yorker, November 17, 2021: How Former Prisoners View the Parole System
“Under different circumstances, Tracey Bowe could have become an accountant when she grew up, as she had wanted. Instead, under the influence of an abusive boyfriend, she killed her grandmother and went to prison—sentenced to twenty years. Jose Saldaña had dreams of becoming a baseball great. But he was involved in a gun battle with the police—a sergeant lost an eye, and Saldaña was sentenced to twenty-five years. These and other accounts of crime open ‘The Interview,’ a documentary by Jon Miller and Zach Russo about a group of formerly incarcerated people who navigated the complex process of applying for—and being granted—parole in New York State.”
Additional reading:
NPR, November 17, 2021: An inmate whose story was key to the debate over juvenile life sentences gets parole
CBS Boston, November 20, 2021: 1st Formerly Incarcerated Person Named To State Parole Board In Rhode Island
The Lens, November 18, 2021: In suit against parole board, judge orders Angola prisoner Bobby Sneed released from prison
