A 57-year-old man who’s been incarcerated in state prison for four decades agreed this month to settle a lawsuit he brought against the North Carolina Post Release Supervision and Parole Commission for what he contended is a flawed review process.
Brett Abrams was convicted of second-degree murder in 1984 for the fatal stabbing of a neighbor. Just 14 at the time, Abrams was sentenced to life in prison with an opportunity for parole. But the commission has repeatedly rejected his efforts to get provisional release. […]