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# In Their Hands
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/in-their-hands/
- Published: 2026-03-11T19:05:48.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-03T21:25:38.000Z
- Description: The story of one man's fight for freedom and a peek behind the curtain at the politics of parole.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: In Their Hands, #show, #ZZZ_Show_338bcdda-d1d8-496d-b8d4-39ab74129b74, #showpage, #episodic_show, #v1.26

Ronnie Carrasquillo appears destined to die in prison. 47 years after he killed a plainclothes police officer, his life is in the hands of a parole board whose decision-making is swayed by shifting political sands and an ever-present police union. As Ronnie’s family and attorneys fight for his freedom, they keep coming back to the same question: “is this any way to decide a man’s fate?”