tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433399787563379852.post4455304681886406418..comments2024-03-28T22:13:04.547-04:00Comments on Harvspot: Model Prisoner Repeatedly Denied Paroleharvspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15733381818821830887noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433399787563379852.post-74768179716948335702022-12-16T07:59:46.355-05:002022-12-16T07:59:46.355-05:00This story is close to my heart as I have sit on t...This story is close to my heart as I have sit on the parole board as an advocate for Virginia parole eligible incarcerated individuals. I have watched as these men and women are dragged up to the gloom and doom interviews only to be turned despite their remarkable accomplishments inside the Virginia Department of Corrections. Mr. White is a wonderful example of what the parole board is looking for…a changed man a father, a son, a uncle, a brother but most of all he would be a productive member of society if given the opportunity, he meets multiple criterias to show the Virginia Parole Board as to why he must be released. His institutional record is unlike any record I have ever seen 41 years infraction free and look at all his accomplishments and we must look at his age he is what change and rehabilitation is all about. The Virginia Parole Board is made of individuals who already have premeditated decisions that individuals like Mr. White will never change thus denying him parole 41 times, how discouraging this must be for a man who has done everything right. The Parole Board needs a returning citizen of society to sit on that board a citizen who has understanding of how difficult it can be to have all the accomplishments like Mr White has demonstrated. Who are we to sit in a seat of judgement and throw people away like trash… wait did I say trash? Even trash is recyclable but not humans. If we are gonna call ourselves Department of Corrections we need to get it correct and Mr White is living proof of something done correct, the Department and the Parole Board is failing to recognize that. My name is Tammie Lawson and I would love the opportunity to speak with the parole board on Mr Whites Parole surely they want to recognize and be apart of positive changes in our society and that will only happen by allowing Mr White his second chanceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com