The enlarged record here indicates that defendant has achieved outstanding academic success (at Ulster County Community College, defendant has established himself as a class leader, earning 42 credits toward a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a 3.91 grade point average), has generated several writings and art works that are favorably regarded by a professional appraiser, and in addition to being a model prisoner, has shown significant progress in his rehabilitation from alcohol and substance abuse. Similar factors, albeit demonstrated over a far longer period of time, prompted the Second Department to grant comparable relief in People v Hiemel ( 49 A.D.2d 769), and in view of defendant's extraordinary achievements which have already, according to prison officials, served as a model for other inmates, we likewise accelerate the time when the parole board will have the opportunity to further evaluate this defendant.
Concur — Carro, J.P., Wallach, Kupferman and Smith, JJ.