(The Center Square) – California Board of Parole Hearings ordered the release of convicted child murderer Josue Herrera, who was found to have beaten his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son to death.
While BPH claims Herrera has shown “remorse” and is “no longer” a “risk to public safety,” some officials questioned the decision, noting the gruesome circumstances of the toddler’s murder and the unfairness of giving the murderer a second chance.
BPH, all of whose current members were appointed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, ordered Herrera released over the objections of Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer, whose office convicted Herrera…