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U.S. NEWS Thursday 18 april 2019

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Parole granted for driver in deadly 1981 Brink’s heist

pared statement. correctional system exists support and opposition of
At her April 3 parole hear- for rehabilitation as well as Clark’s release, as well as
ing, Clark presented sup- punishment. her post-release employ-
port statements from more But some law enforcement ment plans and low risk of
than 2,000 people. They officials and families of vic- future offenses.
included former Manhat- tims opposed her release. “This perversion of justice is
tan District Attorney Robert The $1.6 million Brink’s heist a sad continuation of the
Morgenthau, 11 members at a mall in suburban New deadly assault on police
of New York’s congressio- York led to the shooting officers happening across
nal delegation and Elaine deaths of Brink’s guard Pe- our nation and signals to
Lord, a former superinten- ter Paige and Nyack police the criminal element that it
dent of Bedford Hills Cor- officers Edward O’Grady is open season on cops,”
rectional Facility. A letter and Waverly Brown. Rockland County Execu-
signed by more than 70 The parole board said it tive Ed Day said in a state-
elected officials said the considered the letters in ment Wednesday. q

In this Nov. 24, 1981 file photo, Weather Underground member
Judith Clark is escorted into Rockland County Courthouse in
New City, N.Y.
Associated Press
By MARY ESCH 2016 to make her eligible
Associated Press for parole. The 69-year-
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — For- old inmate has earned a
mer left-wing revolutionary master’s degree, trained
Judith Clark was granted service dogs, founded an
parole Wednesday after AIDS education program
serving more than 37 years and counseled mothers
behind bars for her role as behind bars during her time
getaway driver in a 1981 in prison.
Brink’s armored truck rob- “We are grateful that the
bery that left two police of- Parole Board affirmed
ficers and a security guard what everyone who has in-
dead. “You were wrong. teracted with Judy already
Your behavior was crimi- knows — that she is a reha-
nal. Your callous disregard bilitated, remorseful wom-
for the wellbeing of some, an who poses no threat to
in favor of others, is a dis- society,” said Michael Car-
grace,” the parole board dozo, who represents Clark
wrote in its letter delivered pro bono as co-counsel
to Clark. “However, this re- with Steve Zeidman.
lease decision is granted Clark is supposed to be re-
in keeping with applicable leased from Bedford Hills
factors” including her age, Correctional Facility by May
the length of time served, 15, Zeidman said, adding
her apologies to victims, “We hope it’s much soon-
her disavowal of radical er.” She plans to live with a
principles and her accom- friend in New York City and
plishments in prison. take a job with Hour Chil-
Clark was seen by support- dren, an organization that
ers as a symbol of the need helps incarcerated women
for clemency if the prison and their children rejoin the
system was to live up to its community.
ideals as an institution of re- “My great hope is that the
habilitation rather than ret- Parole Board continues to
ribution. honor the work people do
Democratic Gov. Andrew to transform their lives while
Cuomo praised Clark’s be- in prison and lets more
havior as a model prisoner families’ loved ones come
when he commuted her home,” said Clark’s daugh-
75-years-to-life sentence in ter, Harriet Clark, in a pre-