Governor Gavin Newsom is set to propose a new parole board process aimed at facilitating sentence reductions for more prisoners. This initiative builds on a recent directive by Newsom for the Board of Parole Hearings to evaluate whether brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez, serving life sentences for their parents' murders, are a threat to public safety. The changes will enable the parole board to conduct risk assessments earlier in the process, allowing for greater involvement from victims and district attorneys to enhance public safety.
Justice may be blind, but we shouldn't be in the dark when determining if someone is rehabilitated, safe, and ready to leave prison. This new process will help further ensure victims and district attorneys are part of the commutation process and improve public safety by front-loading the risk assessment like we're doing in the Menendez case.
Over his six years in office, Newsom has received thousands of clemency applications from prisoners whose only hope of leaving prison is through commutation or resentencing. Newsom's office said he has granted a total of...
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