Parolees rarely kill again, study says

Until recently, Reginald Powell was free on parole, one of 936 convicted killers in New York state back on the street.

If he did kill Mamaroneck mom Jennifer Katz, as authorities suspect, he would be part of the distinct minority who went on to kill again.

Of 368 convicted murderers granted parole in New York between 1999 and 2003, six, or 1.6 percent,were returned to prisonwithin three years for a new felony conviction — none of them a violent offense, according to a study by the state Parole Board.  Read more...