31.   Silver, D-Manhattan, has not agreed to abolishing parole for first-time violent felons, something that Pataki and Bruno have demanded.

32.   That would free prison space so the state could keep violent felons in jail for their full terms, as Pataki has also proposed.

33.   That law sharply restricted parole for first-time violent felons.

34.   The accusations have been embarrassing for Pataki, who has sought to eliminate parole entirely and has made it tougher for violent felons to win release on parole.

35.   The bill would expand the database, allowing the state to gather samples from all violent felons and people convicted of several other kinds of crimes.

36.   The governor and the mayor seek curtailing parole as a way of keeping violent felons off the streets longer.

37.   The governor again urged an abolition of parole for all violent felons.

38.   The Republicans want to end parole for violent felons.

39.   The Republican candidate for governor proposed to do this by lenghthening sentences and by denying parole or work release to violent felons.

40.   The Republicans also want to end parole for first-time violent felons, which the speaker has outright refused to do.