Senator Michael F. Nozzolio is to hold a Senate hearing to examine the increase in parole release rates for violent felons.
"It has been widely reported that the Board of Parole is releasing a substantially higher number of violent felons from custody this year. As Chairman of the Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Corrections Committee, I will be conducting a legislative oversight hearing in January to review the matter and to take testimony from the Director of the Division of Criminal Justice Services, the Chairman of the New York State Parole Board, and the Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services," said Senator Nozzolio.
The hearing will take place at 1.00 p.m. on Tuesday January 15th 2008, in Hearing Room A in the Legislative Office Building in Albany, NY.
