Sharing a New Report: The Growing Wait for Parole After a Life Sentence

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Colorado is one of the five states studied in this report.

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From: "Nicole D. Porter" <npo...@sentencingproject.org>

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Date: 05/06/2025 10:25 AM MDT

Subject: Sharing a New Report: The Growing Wait for Parole After a Life Sen

*apologies for cross-posting* 

 

Hello all - 

 

I wanted to share a new report that The Sentencing Project released today, Justice Delayed: The Growing Wait for Parole After a Life Sentence. 

 

The author Sabrina Pierce found in her profile of five states that:

 

Justice Delayed delves deep into the state of the parole system for parole-eligible lifers in five states: Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, and Minnesota. The report explores the factors contributing to these delays, including long wait times for first and subsequent hearings, low parole grant rates, race and gender disparities, and a systemic disregard for human dignity, all of which have rendered the parole system nearly ineffective. The report also spotlights firsthand accounts of Aaron Banks, who has been denied parole 5 times in Georgia, and Anthony Muhammad, who was denied parole in Maryland and only found freedom through a reform bill allowing judicial resentencing.

 

Please reach out with questions or feedback on this report and how we can leverage the findings for active efforts to improve outcomes for persons sentenced to life imprisonment.

 

Best,

 

Nicole 

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Nicole D. Porter | she/her Senior Director of Advocacy The Sentencing Project 202-628-0871, ext. 109   We've moved: 1150 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 601, Washington, DC 20036 www.sentencingproject.org

 

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