I am in MI and I am sad, plain and simple:( I just wondered if it is possible for someone sentenced to LWOP to ever come home before they die? Today I just feel so hopeless about the future I might not ever have with my fiancee. Forgive me for having a pity party. Peace.

I'm sorry, but LWOP means they won't ever get out. There are appeals, so I'd advise him to pursue those. The appeals process is long, though. You have to be prepared for that. Life2thesequel who is moderator of this forum can tell you more about that. Even though there are appeals, the best thing you can do is to work on accepting the fact that he won't ever get out. Then if an appeal is won, you can rejoice, but he still won't get out any time soon, even if he wins a different sentence. Usually the crimes that carry LWOP are serious enough that even if they can get reduced to something like 25 to life, they don't get out for a very long time, if at all.

Prisonjaz

I have absolutely no answers to your question, and I'm really sorry. :(

As toi already told you, Life2thesequel will be able to answer you properly. I just pop up to tell you she was hit by Isabelle, and has no more power for the moment. As soon as she can access a computer, you can be sure she will answer your question.

All the best and keep your head up.
Phil

Prison jaz, i am sorry to hear about your pain.. i know what that feels like.. i have been in denial for so long.. we (my boyfriend) and i just found out his appeal (aug 23) was denied.. i still have not spoken to him yet.. the dust is settling and it is so hard.. but i have the fatih .. and i keep coming to pto to get my support my boyfriend has lwop, and my only other wish is hopefully if an appeal dose not come through he will at least be transferred to another prison.. one that has contact visits.. just to hold him.. and give him a kiss .

STay strong
Donna

i'm so sorry to hear about his appeal denial :( i hope that you don't give up but i do understand the part about being in denial. i have been telling myself that there is hope but it just seems to be getting the better of me the last few days. hang in there and thanks for the support :)

Just take it one day at a time and don't look too far into the future. There are still appeals and nobody has a crystal ball to know whether the appeals will be denied, so there's always hope. Spend a lot of time on PTO, be good to yourself, think of ways to try to keep his spirits up, and settle in for a wait.

Donna, I'm so sorry he lost this appeal. I'll pray he gets moved to a prison with contact visits soon.

Toi: I don't know about NEVER GETTING OUT! but yeah its unlikely obviously.
Prisonjaz: its POSSIBLE but not probable

though my man is a "lifer" w/LWOP and I am EVER hopeful,one of those eternale optimists!Feel free to slap me!:D Bottom line if you ain't up for the LOOOONG haul save yourself the grief and just be a friend or move on....

Man, I know how you feel, my friend has LWOP, was sentenced when he was 17 years old, and has already done 16 hard years. I hate the system sometimes you know?! I cry for my friend to be free someday, he has almost been locked up as long as he was free. He was only a child when he went in, now I have to face the fact he may never come home to his family and friends. I don't understand how someone can get life w/o on their first offense, however we are not the law makers or our men would be home where they belong.

I hope you keep your head high, and just be there for him when he needs you, I know sometimes it is easier said then done. I love my lifer too, and we are all they have left. So there has to be hope.

~*Mysticalt2*~

closing an old/inactive thread... if you wish to discuss this issue please start a new/current thread.

Thank you,

mrsd