By REBECCA C. LEWIS / CITY & STATE NEW YORK
During his long career in the state Legislature, O’Donnell supported expanding parole – and soon, he’ll get to decide who deserves it.
The state’s beleaguered state Board of Parole is on track to get four new members – including a former Assembly member who once headed the Corrections Committee – after state senators voted to advance their nominations to the floor for a full confirmation vote tomorrow.
Former Assembly Member Daniel O’Donnell was among Gov. Kathy Hochul’s nominees this year. A lawyer and longtime criminal justice reform advocate who retired from the state Legislature last year, O’Donnell served as the chair of the Assembly Corrections Committee for some time…