STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island man serving a life sentence in New Jersey for a spree of armed robberies in the 1990’s has been released from prison after having his sentence commuted.
Daniel Galiano, who committed a string of armed robberies on Staten Island and in New Jersey in 1997, was among a group of 51 prisoners who had their sentences commuted by former New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on his last day in office.
Commutations allow for sentences to be reduced or shortened, but do not eliminate the criminal conviction or seal the record. Commutations differ from pardons, which erase the conviction and restore civil rights like voting and holding office…