Herman Bell was sprung from prison in April 2018 after serving more than 40 years.
Murderer released on parole less than 3 months ago busted after trying to kidnap NYC girl in front of her dad: cops
Before a convicted felon is released on parole or ordered to stay in prison, the criminal’s victims are given a chance to speak before — or submit a victim’s impact statement to — the board. Convicted cop killer Herman Bell, a former Black Panther and Black Liberation Army soldier, was paroled in 2018.Bell lured officers Joseph Piagentini, 28, and Waverly Jones, 33, to their deaths during an ambush in Harlem in 1971.Former state Parole Commissioner Carol Shapiro, who voted for the April 2018 release of Bell, said “the victim has its say at sentencing.”
Bell, a former Black Panther and Black Liberation Army soldier, lured officers Joseph Piagentini, 28, and Waverly Jones, 33, to their deaths during an ambush in Harlem in 1971.“The parole commissioner who signed off on the release of one of my husband’s killers has absolutely no business talking about what’s ‘healthy’ for me and my family,” Diane Piagentini told The Post. “She knows exactly how painful it was for us to watch these assassins go free, because we told her.
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