I happened to stumble onto this on the SF Gate site....at the bottom are some cool resources, and the article is very interesting.




EDITORIAL The longest wait
A second chance for 'lifers'


Friday, July 1, 2005

LOCK 'EM up and throw away the key.
That has been the ethos that has contributed to 27,251 inmates being incarcerated for "life" in California prisons -- a quarter of all inmates serving life terms across the United States.
Beginning today, California's Department of Corrections will undergo a dramatic shift in approach, at least on paper. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will change the name of the agency responsible for 163,939 inmates and 113,768 parolees to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
The challenge will be to make sure this new approach extends to all prisoners -- including "lifers" who are eligible for parole and can make a convincing case that they have been rehabilitated.


For the full story please follow this link!


http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...DG4NDGLGB1.DTL (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/07/01/EDG4NDGLGB1.DTL)

Thanks, Katie! Great article.

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Great article, thanks for sharing! :)

Thanks for that article. My life partner has spent 33yrs. of a life sentence, been turned down for parole, no matter how many people stood up for him. He has loads of "good time" accumulated.....but nothing has helped. He's in Cummins Unit,AR......but it was good to see another state having new thoughts on how this should or could be handled. Have a good night, bye for now, Molly55:)

Thank you for the info I do now have a little hope that I may be able to hold him in my arms one day.Thanks for that article. My life partner has spent 33yrs. of a life sentence, been turned down for parole, no matter how many people stood up for him. He has loads of "good time" accumulated.....but nothing has helped. He's in Cummins Unit,AR......but it was good to see another state having new thoughts on how this should or could be handled. Have a good night, bye for now, Molly55:)