NATION : Malcolm X Slayer Denied Parole
The man serving a life term in a state prison for assassinating civil rights activist Malcolm X in 1965 has been denied parole.
The decision by the state Board of Parole means 49-year-old Thomas Hagan, also known as Talmadge X. Hayer, must serve another two years before becoming eligible for another hearing, said Edward Elwin, executive director of the Parole Board.
Hagan, who is imprisoned at Edgecomb Correctional Facility in Manhattan, has been a model prisoner and is one of only 30 inmates who have qualified for an extended furlough program, said Kelly Priess, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Corrections.
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