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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 2000
Page
7
Seven inmates who killed people in Onondaga County face parole hearings within five months. Details include crimes from 1973, multiple prior denials, and notes on prison conduct. Letters to parole boards must reach the inmate’s facility before the hearing. Parole outcomes may occur two months after hearings.
James M Harrington 51 from Syracuse pled guilty to second degree murder and related charges for the 1975 stabbing death of Eleanor Mondo and faces a 20 to life sentence with parole hearings at Attica. Other inmates named include Cicero and Syracuse cases with multiple murders, parole denials, and prison records.
Four release paths are outlined including parole for indeterminate sentences after minimum terms, mandatory conditional release via good behavior, two thirds completion for indeterminate sentences, and six sevenths for determinate terms. Medical parole covers terminal illness with six month renewals.
Robert J. Mathews Jr a 32 year old from Lysander was convicted of second degree murder and arson in a blaze that killed his aunt Lorna Lounsbery on October 17 1985 and hurt others. He was later convicted again after appeal in 1990 for the same incident and sentenced to 15 years in prison though five years had already been served making him parole eligible.
Harrington, now at Auica Correctional Facility, is eligible for parole in October after four rejections. Susan Hotaling, whose mother Eleanor Mondo was killed in 1975, recalls the terrifying attack and still fights to keep him jailed. Her family remains wary he may harm women again.
On Monday John Harris admitted to killing Syracuse University freshman Karen Levy in a case where he maintains another person committed the crime. The defendant pleaded guilty but insists someone else was responsible.
Federal statistics show almost the same number of parolees leaving as entering the system in 1998. Nationwide parolees rose from 31,407 in 1990 to 704,964 in 1998 with an average annual growth of 3.6 percent. Syracuse Newspapers report.
The State Board of Parole uses general guidelines rather than rigid rules to assess inmates for parole. Panels of two to three members review cases, weighing factors from crime severity to inmate progress and post-release support. Public letters, especially from victims and families, influence decisions, with victims allowed to provide statements.
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