Ronnie Carrasquillo appears destined to die in prison. Forty-seven years after he killed a plainclothes police officer, his life is in the hands of a parole board whose decision-making is swayed by shifting political sands and a campaign by police. Will the parole board listen to the chorus of voices who insist that a crime committed by an 18-year-old is unforgivable? Or will it side with his family and attorneys, who are urging them to focus on the rehabilitated 65-year-old sitting before them? These questions animate this story of one man's fight for freedom that pulls back the curtain on the politics of parole.

Air Date: Mon, Apr 27, 2026 10:00 PM