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The parole board’s refusal to free Janet Carter, 69, is part of what advocates warn is a growing humanitarian crisis across the US

Newsom commutes sentence of East Bay woman who killed stepfather ADAM BEAM, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday commuted the life sentence of a San Leandro woman convicted of killing her stepfather in 1989, making her immediately eligible for release on parole. Teresa Paulinkonis, 57, has been in prison for 31 years. When she was 24, prosecutors say she and her mother first attempted to kill Paul Paulinkonis, 67, by poisoning his meatloaf and drinks wit...

Newsom commutes sentence of East Bay woman who killed stepfather in 1989 FacebookTwitterEmail Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted the sentence Friday of an East Bay woman convicted of bludgeoning her stepfather to death with a lead pipe in 1989.Chronicle file photo SACRAMENTO — An East Bay woman convicted of bludgeoning her stepfather to death with a lead pipe will leave prison 32 years after the killing. Gov. Gavin Newsom granted commutation Friday for Teresa Paulinkonis, who killed her stepfather in...