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Carol Carr Granted Parole

On February 2, 2004, the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles announced that Carol Carr, the woman convicted of killing her two sons who were in the later stages of Huntington’s disease, was released on parole after serving 21 months of her five-year prison sentence. A parole board member who interviewed Carr earlier this year claimed that she had punished herself more than a prison sentence could ever punish her. (For more information about Carr, please click here: HD on TV.)

The prosecutors seemed to have expressed overall satisfaction with the parole board’s decision. Carr was released one month after her earliest possible release date, under the condition that she could not live with her remaining son, James Scott, who may be in the beginning stages of HD. If he becomes ill, she will not be allowed to serve as his primary caregiver. In addition, she will receive psychiatric treatment during her period of supervision once she is released from prison.

Last Modified: 04/12/2007

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