The state’s Parole Board is giving second chances to more first-degree murderers who were initially sentenced to life without parole. The Massachusetts Parole Board has OK’d the release of five murder ...

A convicted murderer whose parole in Massachusetts was previously revoked has once again been granted parole. In 2004, a Bristol County Superior Court jury convicted Justin Gaouette, now 44, on ...

At his first chance for parole since being convicted for the 1983 murder of Trooper George Hanna, Jose Colon said he is sorry for his crimes and has evolved during his four decades behind bars. But ...

NATICK — More than four decades after he murdered Massachusetts State Police Trooper George Hanna Jr., José Colon sat before the state Parole Board on Thursday, Jan. 15, for the first time, seeking ...

WORCESTER, Mass. (WWLP) – Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey expressed her opposition to the parole of José Colon, who is serving a life sentence for murdering State Trooper George L. Hanna in ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has come out against the possible parole of a man who was convicted of shooting and killing a state trooper in 1983. Healey on Tuesday submitted a formal letter to the ...

It has been 42 years since State Trooper George Hanna was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop in Auburn, Massachusetts. The 36-year-old pulled over a vehicle in a parking lot and worked to ...

The governor took the uncommon step this week of formally weighing in on a decision before the Parole Board, urging its members to reject the release of a man convicted of murdering a state trooper 43 ...

Legal experts say there is a public misconception about prison parole. Victims can have a voice in when offenders get out of prison. One decision by the trial judge can impact the time a person stays ...

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Maine is one of 16 states that has abolished or severely limited parole. It's the only state in the Northeast to do so. Different from probation, which is part of someone's sentence, parole is the ...