In Maryland, the older a prisoner gets, the less likely he or she will be paroled, report finds

John Ristick was sentenced as a teenager in Baltimore County in 1985 to life in prison plus 20 years on charges of first-degree murder and armed robbery for stabbing a man to death. He went up for parole several times, only to be repeatedly denied release. Ristick said he believes people should pay a price for committing crimes. But in Maryland, he said he feels the system is designed to deny people with life sentences parole even if they’ve served decades in prison.