Supervised Release Board denies parole for Ronald Reed, continues case 18 months
Summary
The Minnesota Supervised Release Board denied parole for Ronald Reed and continued his review for 18 months, citing victim and public sentiment and leaving open further programming and placement options. The continuance explicitly excluded step‑down placement.
The Minnesota Supervised Release Board on Sept. 11 denied parole for Ronald Reed and continued his review for 18 months.
Board members debated the case during the scheduled disposition-deferral discussion. The motion before the board would deny parole and continue the matter for 18 months; the board recorded a split vote and, per board procedure, the chair cast the deciding vote and the motion prevailed. The board clarified the continuance did not include step‑down placement and encouraged Reed to continue programming at the Lino Lakes facility and to identify placement options inside the system.
The board described its rationale as grounded in victim and public sentiment while noting the panel must weigh statutory criteria and presentence information. Reed asked whether there was anything he could do to change the decision; the board replied that the decision stood and that his course was to continue programming, with an opportunity for reconsideration in 18 months.
Procedural details: the panel took no new evidentiary hearing in this session; this action is recorded as a continuance with no step‑down recommendation.
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