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Thomas Koonce has been in prison for about 31 years. He was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Mark Santos, of New Bedford.

Thomas Koonce, one of two men who received the Bay States first commutations for murder in a quarter-century, will soon depart prison after 31 years behind bars.

Thomas Koonce, one of two men who received the Bay State's first commutations for murder in a quarter-century, will soon depart prison after 31 years behind bars. The Parole Board on April 12 voted unanimously to award parole to Koonce, a decision that will allow him to return to the community, with some conditions in ...

After 30 years in prison and with his life sentence for a 1987 New Bedford murder commuted earlier this year, Thomas Koonce was granted parole.

The Massachusetts Parole Board unanimously voted Tuesday to parole to Thomas Koonce, a convicted murder whose life sentence was commuted by Gov. Charlie Baker earlier this year, over the objections of the victim's family.

The Massachusetts parole board Thursday reviewed plans to release William Allen from prison, weeks after Gov. Charlie Baker commuted his life sentence.

I was stunned by what the men said about their crimes, writes Joy von Steiger.

The parole board approved commuting Thomas Koonce's sentence in February, and this week he told the board he now has a place to live and a job offer. The parole board must now decide if it will grant parole.

After 25 years, a once-common practice returned to Beacon Hill on Wednesday with the commutations of two first-degree murder sentences, a move that advocates said can bring hope to others

The Governor's Council voted to commute two men's life prison sentences, marking the first time in 25 years the body chose to endorse release for a person serving a life sentence for first degree murder.