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The Florida Parole Commission has again delayed action, regarding the parole of Clarence Frederick. Frederick was convicted of 2nd degree murder in the deaths of Mary Bernice Ward and two others in 1981.

He was granted parole earlier this summer, after nearly 30 years behind bars. Once the family of Ward found out, they pleaded with the parole commission to rescind their decision, and keep Frederick locked up. Wednesday, the 3-person parole panel deadlocked over what to do, for the second time. Mary Ward’s sister, Carol Broihahn says the parole system doesn’t seem to be working right.

“It seems like the bureaucracy of the justice system has run into a little SNAFU. They say ‘Who’s on First, What’s on Second’… I think they need to get their little ducks in a row,” said Broihahn.

The case will come up again before the parole commission at their next scheduled meeting in two weeks. They say they will make a decision on what to do then. However, they said the same thing two weeks ago, about today.