Entries tagged with “Joseph Giarratano”

Policy Issues

Innocence

Death Row

Nov 21, 2017

Ex-Virginia Death-Row Prisoner With Strong Claim of Innocence Get Parole After 38 Years

Joseph M. Giarratano (pictured), a former Virginia death-row prisoner who came within two days of execution, has been been granted parole after 38 years in jail for a rape and double murder that lawyers and suppor…

Policy Issues

Sentencing Alternatives

Apr 23, 2020

Release of Former Virginia Death-Row Prisoner Delayed as Police Protest Grant of Parole

The release of a former Virginia death-row prisoner has been delayed after police organizations demanded an inquiry into the Virginia Parole Board decision to grant parole to Vincent Lamont Martin