Military: Can anyone direct me to a site where I can find examples of Parole/reduction in confinement request/clemency request letters?

there is a thread in this forum called 'sample letter for clemency.'

see it here (i hope it worked):

http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138384

this is a sample letter from the supporter of the inmate, but not from the inmate himself. i can ask my inmate how he found how to write his letters (probably his attorney) if this is not what you need.

Military: Can anyone direct me to a site where I can find examples of Parole/reduction in confinement request/clemency request letters?

In 13 months of confinement in a navy prison, I saw not one person paroled or granted clemency. Good luck...

still if you dont put forth your best effort then you definitely will not get it and you will always wonder. and in your 13 months, please dont take offense, you did not see all the cases out there. i have heard from people that some of their loved ones have receveived clemency (maybe not complete, maybe just some time off sentence) and some received parole.

just as a word of encouragement: my fiancé got clemency in the form of a small sentence reduction his first time up. [from 18 down to 15 years.] there were special circumstances involved and he hasn't received anything again, but it does happen. and discoball is right; if you don't do it, you'll always wonder. i recently put a lot of effort into a clemency support letter for him for his board this past tuesday; even if he is not granted clemency, i think it was worth the effort 1) because i love him and 2) because at least one person is going to see how much this inmate means to one other person. :)

Yep. you hit it on the nose, skm: if you don't do it, you will always wonder. I especially agree with letting someone in on the PERSON inside the INMATE! Your guy's lucky to have you on his side. Hang in there! (and congrats on the reduction)

thanks, lisa!

one other thing: my guy's first level of appeals went through last month, and he did actually get his charge sheet reduced by about a third (from 20 counts to 13). i have heard that this is rare, and it took 4.5 years for it to happen, but let's not lose hope. i have also heard of miracles happening in this system [thank you airborne], so i will never stop praying for God to remove my inmate from his current glorious [ha] living situation before anyone expects it. :thumbsup:

krista

Does anyone know where I can go or who I can talk to to understand how all this works a little better? My husband's attoreny is telling us one thing, then I hear different things from others who have been through it. I just have some questions about appeals, how it works, clemency letters, and what it means when they say he has 73+1 days earned. ( when he has only been in for 3 weeks) He has a 14 months stay with parole in 6 is what we got a deal for. Thanks!!!

Kimberly,
Please check out the threads on the subjects you have questions about. There is a lot of information and links to other sources posted. I'm not sure, but I believe what you want to know about his earned days relates to sentencing credits he gets as he serves his time. Depending on the offense, aggravating factors, mitigating factors, good (behavior) time credits and other factors the military uses to determine sentencing, your husband "earns" time off of his sentence at an established rate. Other earned time credits are given for completing various programs and such at the facilities. Although there is a standard formula the military uses, because each inmate is unique, they accrue at different rates. I hope this helps you understand some of the process. Be sure to scan the other threads for some of the information you were looking for. If you're having trouble finding an answer, please ask your specific question. Take care!

~Lisa.