[PAR35]

One thing about the story I don't understand. If he has already served almost a full year longer than his sentence, why is the parole board involved at all. Shouldn't he just be cut loose when he's done his time?

sentence that was later reduced to 30 years. Bowers has served 30 years and 10 months;

[drt1]

"I don't want to minimize the seriousness of the offense," Levenson said. "But this is an extraordinary person a murderer trying to do good in the situation that he's in game the system to get out of prison and having success at doing so."

I think this is more accurate.

[Citizen James]

This guy, Veronza Bowers, is a wannabe Mumia. He claims he was a political prisoner. (archive of his now defunct website)

[7.62 x 51mm]

I give him less than 30 days, CJ.