HARTFORD, Conn. — When Elizabeth Carlson’s parents agreed to a plea agreement to send their daughter’s killer to prison for 42 years, they thought it was iron-clad.
Recently, they learned that Jonathan Carney wrote a letter to the Board of Paroles and Pardons to request a full hearing to consider a commutation of his sentence — a request that, if granted, might lead to him being let out of prison early.
The current policy states that the board may use its sole discretion to commute any sentence of any individual who is currently incarcerated after being convicted and sentenced for any crime in Connecticut.
