Overview
- The parole board granted Tamez parole on December 30, 2025 after he sought to vacate his conviction in April 2023, returning the case to state reviewers.
- Gov. Gavin Newsom declined to intervene, which left the board’s decision in place and allowed release processing to move forward.
- District Attorney Dan Dow said he urged a veto and called the outcome a failure of justice, noting his office opposed Tamez throughout the proceedings.
- Tamez, 75, remains at California Men’s Colony as officials complete the final steps for release.
- The case unfolds as California’s elderly parole framework allows inmates 50 or older who have served at least 20 years to seek consideration, a policy that remains contested.