Promises Reforms To Bring More Transparency, Accountability And More Rights For Victims
BOSTON, MA – Today, Marine Corps Veteran, successful business leader, and proven government reformer Brian Shortsleeve, Republican candidate for governor, made the following statement today calling on Gov. Maura Healey to demand the resignation of the Massachusetts Parole Board after the release of dozens of convicted murderers, several of whom were sentenced to life without parole:
“Maura Healey’s Parole Board is out of control. She nominated or re-nominated five of the six current Parole Board members, and in just the past year, the Board has released 39 of 51 murder convicts who were originally sentenced to life in prison – an outrageous 76 percent release rate.
That is not justice. It is a slap in the face to victims’ families and every law-abiding citizen in this Commonwealth. She needs to do the right thing and demand that these Parole Board members resign, and then appoint new Board members that will put the rights and safety of the public first.
As governor, I will appoint Parole Board members who will make public safety and victims’ rights the priority. I will ensure victims have at least as much representation at parole hearings as the criminals. And I will require that every decision to release a violent criminal is made transparently, in public, and with full accountability.”