Herald Co. v. Board of Parole

— Judgment unanimously modified, on the law, and, as modified, affirmed, without costs, in accordance with the following memorandum: We agree with Special Term that parole revocation hearings are presumptively open to the public under the doctrine enunciated in Matter of Herald Co. v Weisenberg (59 NY2d 378). We find no specific statutory language requiring closure of such hearings. The statutes and regulations referred to by respondents, providing for confidentiality of records, are not unlike the statute applicable in Weisenberg. Although the statutes provide for confidentiality of case…