ALBANY – The woman who
served as the getaway driver in the infamous Brinks armored car robbery
in Rockland County in 1981 in which three men were shot dead, has had
her sentence commuted Friday by Governor Cuomo.
The robbers, who belonged to a group run by the Black Liberation Army,
shot and killed Brinks armored truck guard Peter Paige and Nyack Police
officers Sgt. Edward O’Grady and Officer Waverly Brown.
Judith Clark, 67, has served over 35 years of her 75 years to life sentence.
She was convicted of murder and robbery in 1983.
Clark received one of the longest sentences of her six co-defendants,
the majority of whom are either dead or no longer in custody.
Clark is now eligible to appear before the parole board in the first quarter
of 2017.
The governor said while at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, Clark
made “exceptional strides in self-development.” She earned
a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Mercy College
and has an extensive prison programming record including teaching pre-natal
parenting course in the nursery program, founding an HIV/AID education
program, training service dogs in the Puppies Behind Bars Program, and
serving as a college tutor.
She also maintained a perfect disciplinary record and lives in honor housing.
