The Second Department said the parole board had failed to use a risk assessment tool, in violation of a 2011 amendment to the Executive Law that required the panel to "establish new procedures for use in making parole decisions."
May 23, 2014 at 12:00 AM
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Two inmates serving sentences for murder have been granted new parole hearings because officials neglected to use a risk assessment tool in evaluating their readiness for release.
The Appellate Division, Second Department, reversed Orange County Supreme Court Justice Catherine Bartlett and afforded William S. Kennedy and Sherman Symes another shot at parole.
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