The Pardons Board this week voted to commute the sentences of six convicted murderers, allowing them to run concurrently with immediate parole eligibility.
That does not, however, mean any of them will be released from prison anytime soon.
First on the list was Jason Taylor, 41 who was convicted of double murder and several other charges. He was convicted in 1996 when he was 16. He was also a 4.0 student in high school with no prior convictions.
None of the others, all adults, who were at the scene was charged.
Testimony indicated Taylor has a perfect record of conduct in prison and has been helping other inmates since his arrival. He is currently in the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City.
If the board had refused to commute his sentence, he would not have become parole eligible until 2062.
The others who had their sentences commuted are Tyrone Gardner, 64, convicted of murder and kidnapping, Terrence Brothers, 49, convicted of murder and three counts of using a deadly weapon, Gregory Everett, 60, convicted of murder, Todd Adolphus, 56, convicted of murder and use of a deadly weapon.
None of those inmates were sentenced to life without possible parole.
The final person on the list of those who killed some one is Traci Rutherford, 41, who was convicted of robbery and second-degree murder. She is the only woman on the list and the only one currently out on parole.
The last inmate on the list of those still incarcerated is Rotzilyn Mitchell, 64. She was convicted on 13 counts of being a habitual criminal, each of which carries a potential life sentence with possible parole.
