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Puerto Rico Parole Board Says 577 Released Convicts 'Are Complying' Amid Scrutiny After Suspect's Arrest
3 updates over 6 days — last updated Jul 9, 2026
Representative Calls for Investigation into Parole Board After Murder Convict's Release
via Primera Hora
Representative Ramón Torres Cruz has requested an investigation into the Parole Board's performance after a man, Carlos Manuel Estéfano Pino, who was released on parole, became a person of interest in the murder of a nurse in Caguas. Estéfano Pino…
PR House to Hold Hearing on Parole Board After Nurse's Murder
via Primera Hora
The Puerto Rico House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing Thursday, July 9, at 10 a.m. in the Severo Colberg hearing room to examine the operations of the Junta de Libertad Bajo Palabra (Parole Board). Committee president…
Puerto Rico Parole Board Says 577 Released Convicts 'Are Complying' Amid Scrutiny After Suspect's Arrest
via El Nuevo Día
Following the arrest of Carlos Estefano Pino—convicted of murder and now a suspect in the femicide of 36-year-old nurse Jenniffer Torres Castro in Caguas—four associate members of Puerto Rico's Parole Board (JLBP) recommended to the House of Representatives that rehabilitation…