Exclusive | NYs parole-reform law backed by Mamdani allows 85% of ex-cons who commit new crimes to roam free
The monster who admitted to killing, molesting and burning an elderly Queens couple was roaming the streets because of a little-known change to the state parole law championed by mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.Jamel McGriff, an ex-con sex offender on parole, failed to register his address this summer — a violation that would have landed him back in the slammer three years ago. But “Less Is More” parole reforms enacted in 2022 allowed him to stay free.The legislation keeps parolees out of the clink while a lengthy court process plays out to determine their guilt or innocence on the new charges, and also created a three-strike policy giving them a pass on their first two violations.The measure passed two years after Albany enacted the equally disastrous bail reform laws, which are now blamed for the revolving door of justice that lets career criminals back on the streets.But it did not grab the attention of the public and media that bail reform did.The parole bill was authored by lefty Phara Souffrant Forrest, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, and co-sponsored by her socialist comrade, Assemblyman and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, and dozens of others.“Our system is built for life-long punishment, not rehabilitation,” Mamdani said at the time.
“Less is More is a vital step towards ensuring that when our neighbors return home from prison, they can stay at home.I’m proud to be part of the passage of this bill.”Mamdani did not return messages from The Post asking him to explain his position on parole reform — or about this week’s horrific Queens murder.A plank of the DSA’s soft-on-crime platform specifically calls for the end of imprisonment for parole violations. The bill was pushed through by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers), and signed into law by Gov.
Hochul.The parole change has unleashed violent criminals on NYC streets.Out of 20,968 ex-cons on par...