Jim Dwyer and Susan Saulny report in today's New York Times that records show three of the five convicted youths in the Central Park Jogger case lost their best chances for by persisting in their claims of innocence. The records were released after the New York Times filed a Freedom of Information Act request.

Raymond Santana, Yusef Salaam and Kevin Richardson were the three youths who consistently denied involvement in the crime and suffered at the hands of the Board because of it.

The records show Kharey Wise, "was equivocal in his discussions of the crime at state hearings. Mr. Wise attended sex offender programs but refused to admit any guilt, a failure noted by the board as it repeatedly denied him. After losing three hearings in six years, Mr. Wise refused to attend any more hearings and was automatically denied. He left prison in August, after 13 years."

The fifth youth, Antron McCray served a juvenile sentence and no records were available for him.