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(The Center Square) - California Board of Parole Hearings ordered the
release of convicted child murderer Herbert David Brown III, making this
the second announced early release of a convicted child murderer in recent weeks.

San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow, whose office convicted
Brown for beating his 22-month-old daughter Lily to death, has requested
that California Gov. Gavin Newsom use his authority to overturn the parole boardÆs decision. All current board members are Newsom appointees.

ôBrown has done self-help programming but didnÆt express responsibility
for LilyÆs death until Inmate Brown was told that failure to do so was a
bar to being paroled,ö wrote Dow. ôEven then, Inmate BrownÆs account
lacked credibility.ö

ôBrown has significant mental health issues that appear to require ongoing monitoring and treatment,ö continued Dow. ôInmate BrownÆs relapse
prevention plans are inadequate and superficial.ö

Brown entered a plea of no contest and was sentenced to 15 years to life
in prison for the murder. Lily was found dead with multiple injuries,
including a fractured skull.

Brown was under the influence of methamphetamine when he killed his
daughter. He now identifies as a woman and has served 12 years of his
sentence.

According to the most recent Comprehensive Risk Assessment on Brown from
2023, he was found to be a ôhigher moderate" risk for violence.

Brown was first granted parole in October 2024, after which California
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has appointed all current members of the California Board of Parole Hearings, referred the parole decision back to the parole
board for review. The board has since reaffirmed its earlier decision, and
Dow is seeking residents to write to the governor to use his
constitutional authority to override the parole board.

ôPrecious Lily deserves better. The time is now Governor Newsom, please
help ensure that we have Justice for Lily Brown,ö said Dow.

ôThe Governor has authority under California Constitution, Article V,
Section 8(b) to reverse a decision to release a convicted murderer on
parole, but must do so within 30 calendar days,ö continued Dow. ôThe
decision was issued on April 22, 2025.ö

There is currently no release date set for Brown.

Two weeks ago, the Board of Parole Hearings' decision to approve the early release of convicted child murderer Josue Herrera, who was found to have
beaten his girlfriendÆs 2-year-old son to death, sparked national outrage against the stateÆs apparent leniency toward murders of young children.

Dow said BrownÆs early release is possible due to Proposition 57, passed
in 2016.

Prop. 57 was written to only allow early release of ôprisoners convicted
of non-violent felonies.ö

However, because the state automatically classifies any crimes not
specifically classified as violent to be non-violent, such as drive-by shootings and assault with a deadly weapon, many violent crimes are not technically considered ôviolentö per se.

Dow also noted Prop. 57 allows the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation to award sentence credits for rehabilitation, good behavior
or educational achievements, even to those who committed crimes classified
as violent.

ôThis means that even those inmates sentenced for violent offenses, like
murder of a child, are eligible to be released much earlier than under the
law that was in effect prior to the passage of Proposition 57,ö said Dow.

https://www.wfmz.com/states/california/newsom-parole-board-approves- release-of-another-toddler-murderer/article_252b8a21-a43c-5e0f-ad9a- 72016dd1a72e.html

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