"Obviously
we're very happy that Anthony's been paroled," she said. "He really,
really deserved it. Our hope is that some of the injustices done to him
will be cleared up."

Galluccio's October 2009 accident, in which
he rear-ended a minivan, injured a 13-year-old Cambridge boy. According
to a police report, Galluccio had been driven home by police the same
morning after a gas station attendant determined he was too drunk to
drive.

The jail sentence resulted from a failed sobriety test
administered three days after his initial six-months home confinement
sentence. Galluccio initially claimed his toothpaste set off the
testing device.

Galluccio resigned his state senate seat —
which covers parts of Somerville and Cambridge — three days after he
was sentenced to jail. A former staff member, Sal DiDomenico, was
elected to replace him.

According to the terms of his parole,
Galluccio will be required to attend alcoholics anonymous meetings at
least three times a week and will be subject to alcohol-screening
tests. The parole board decision said Galluccio has participated in
alcohol abuse counseling while in jail.

Galluccio, 43, had been
convicted of drunken driving charges twice before, in 1984 and 1997.
Former Gov. Bill Weld pardoned him for the 1984 offense.

The
parole board's decision was Galluccio's second attempt at an early
release. In May, Archilla wrote that Galluccio's release "remains a
public safety concern."

The attorney representing Galluccio in
his appeal of his probation violation, Harvard professor Charles
Ogletree, could not be reached for comment. The brief for the appeal
can be found at www.justiceforgalluccio.com, a site his family members set up to advocate for the former senator.

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Galluccio said her brother "plans to continue working for the public,"
although she said it was too early to tell whether he would run again
for public office.