Virtually all prison inmates long for the day when they can appear before the parole board...
Some have waited for this event for five, ten, fifteen, twenty-five or more years. However, I was not one of them.
As I mentioned in yesterday's journal entry, I opted not to go. I felt this would be best for the families of my victims. Some of my fellow prisoners agreed with this decision while others just shook their heads.
Every prisoner has the right to decline to go to his hearing, although as I also mentioned in yesterday's journal, this rarely happens. But in my situation, I felt it was the right thing to do. For I regret what had happened in the past. As I have said so often, I would do anything if I could take it all back. I wish those crimes never happened. I have publicly apologized for my actions a thousand times.
I have been going through so many struggles of late. This parole hearing issue was only one of a handful of different trials and tests of my faith, But in any event, the one drawback from not attending the parole hearing is that the commissioners are required to request my reappearance for the following month. In other words, I will be given the option of going to another parole board, this time in July.
By their own rules, the Office of Parole has to give an inmate another chance to reconsider. I wish this were not the case, but they have their set procedures to follow. Yet in July, I can either decline to attend or just go to face them and apologize for the crimes I've been charged with.
D.B.
As I mentioned in yesterday's journal entry, I opted not to go. I felt this would be best for the families of my victims. Some of my fellow prisoners agreed with this decision while others just shook their heads.
Every prisoner has the right to decline to go to his hearing, although as I also mentioned in yesterday's journal, this rarely happens. But in my situation, I felt it was the right thing to do. For I regret what had happened in the past. As I have said so often, I would do anything if I could take it all back. I wish those crimes never happened. I have publicly apologized for my actions a thousand times.
I have been going through so many struggles of late. This parole hearing issue was only one of a handful of different trials and tests of my faith, But in any event, the one drawback from not attending the parole hearing is that the commissioners are required to request my reappearance for the following month. In other words, I will be given the option of going to another parole board, this time in July.
By their own rules, the Office of Parole has to give an inmate another chance to reconsider. I wish this were not the case, but they have their set procedures to follow. Yet in July, I can either decline to attend or just go to face them and apologize for the crimes I've been charged with.
D.B.