Parole Suitability Hearings
The Crucial Elements I Cannot Change:
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You need at least 4, in some cases 5-10 years disciplinary free (no 115s) to win.
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You need a long record of self-help (at least 5 years in most cases)
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You need at least 1 vocation or marketable skill learned in prison.
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You need a GED.
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You need to be ready to be humble and work hard
The Crucial Elements I CAN HELP YOU Change:
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Insight, Acceptance of Responsibility, Remorse: how to find it, how to show it to the Board.
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Parole planning/viability
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Writing a Relapse Prevention Plan
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Eliminate the "problem" of your mental health condition
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Self-Help: targeting your efforts to the right subjects; book reports; correspondence classes, etc
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Preparing for your Psych Interview
TESTIMONIALS:
Dear Laura, Congratulations are in order to you also as I feel you were an intricate part in the positive outcome of my parole hearing. So congratulations to you and I will never be able to express the fullest extent of my gratitude to you and everyone from your firm who played a role in my hearing. Thank you so much. –DV (granted parole)
Dear Ms. Sheppard,
I just wanted to thank you so much for helping me, you remind me that there is good people, one forgets that sometimes in here. Even if my next hearing was in 15 years instead of 3 years, I would still be grateful for your help. Even though it is your job, I felt you sincerely wanted to help me and you did. I won’t take up more of your time for I know you must be busy helping others. Hope to hear from you soon for you inspire hope in me. Sincerely and Respectfully, O.B. (3 year parole denial - 2011)