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Murderers paroled from prison since 1994
Below is a table listing the number of offenders convicted of first- and second-degree murder in crimes committed before July 1, 1994, who have been paroled.
Under structured sentencing, enacted in 1994, a person sentenced to life in prison is not eligible for parole.
| Crime | 1994* | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| First-degree murder | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 24 |
| Second-degree murder | 56 | 56 | 43 | 16 | 39 | 31 | 45 | 31 | 34 | 38 | 62 | 75 | 88 | 71 | 84 |
*Indicates release from July 1, 1994 to June 30, 1995
Data provided by the North Carolina Department of Correction