According to changes effective April 29, 2004, to the Special Docket Guidelines:



#3. If parole has previously been considered on Special Docket and denied then the new set date will be as ordered by the hearing panel at the opm (open-public meeting).



Inmate Archie as a result of this change will end his sentence.



Susan Belser

Executive Assistant

AS YOU ALL KNOW MY HUSBAND IS DUE TO FINISHED SAP IN 2 WEEKS, HE WA DENIED IN FEB DUE TO THE FACT HE HA NOT TAKEN SAP. NOW THAT HE IS ALMOST FINISHED I STARTED WRITING THE PAROLE BOARD CAUSE WE HEARD OF SO MANY PEOPLE COMING BACK UP WHEN THEY FINISH SAP. iWAS TOD HE WAS ALREADY REVIEWED AND WOULD BE RECIEVING HIS DATE SHORTLY, AFTER NEVER HEARING ABOUT THE DATE I BEGAN TO WRITE AGAIN AND GUESS WHAT LOOK AT THE NEW CHANGE. I AM SO UPSET NOW WE GOT TO WAIT. I THINK IF I HADNT HEARD HE WAS GOING TO GET A NEW DATE IT WOULDNT BE AS HARD. I AM POSTING IN CASE SOMEONE ELSE IN OUR SHOES I AM SAVING THEM MAYBE A LITTLE HEARTACHE. I KNOW THERE ARE MANY. ALSO HERS THE OTHER LETTER SAYING HE WIL BE GETTING THE DATE JUST 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE CHANGE PLEASE PRAY FOR US I AM SO HURT AND KNOW HE WILL BE TOO AS SOON AS I TELL HIM TONIGHT. HE WAS SO EXCITED AFTER THE FIRST EMAIL I GOT JUST 2 WEEKS AGO.
Jimmy has been screened and should be receiving a hearing date soon. He will be notified as soon as a date is scheduled.

Susan Belser
Executive Assistant
I KNOW I STILL DONT HAVE AS LONG TO WAIT AS OTHERS BUT MY PAIN IS NO LESS. HE IS MY LIFE AND I MISS AND NEED HIM HOME SO MUCH. I JUST THINK HE HOULD HAVE BEEN GRANDFATHERED IN FOR A HEARING OR SOMETHING DOES ANYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN

Aw, will be praying for you hon. I dont think anyone passes judgements on people time-wise around here. Being without your hunny is miserable no matter how long it lasts. Best of luck to you both!

Thank you i think its starting to get to him being gone now before he sounded o strong now i hear so many bad things from, he was really up when they said his date was on the way.

Girl I am praying for you. Just wanted you to know that we are here for you. Hope you get some good news soon

Sorry about your bad luck with the parole....I may not fully understand what this means so could you please explain it more to me.....work and kids and husband in prison is getting to me I guess. Does that mean that their next parole date will be the one that the parole board said at the hearing that was denied? My husband was denied in March and they told me he would come back up in October this year. sometimes this is all so confusing to me! I am praying for you both!!!! Lisa!

well i have to consider joe blessed then cause he is getting out this monday and was denied while in SAP a couple of months ago, finished SAP went up immediately for another hearing as was granted.....i sure wish yours could have gotten in under that, just curious, what are the dates that he was denied

Lisa, Ragland he went to prison in nov 03 first time non violent he went for a hearing on 2/26/04 but when i got there we were told his case could not be heard cause he hadnt completed sap and he wouldnt get another chance because since its his firat time in prison he should eos cause then maybe that would get his head right. ok then we heard from everyone most who complete sap come up right after agin denied or not. so he is 2 weeks away wrote first letter they said yes he can have another hearing watch for the date. never got the date so i contacted them told them not only did he take aftercare classes but will finish sap in 2 weeks and we would like the new date as stated in the last email. got letter today saying change in guiedlines will not let him have a date like they said but that he will have to eos instead. understand better now why i am so crushed. if they left it at no reset of date it would have been hard but i could get used to it but to get our hopes up and hear this just crushes us both.

girl im really sorry, seems to me that they would have to stand by what they said...have you considered contacting someone with some authority...i mean that sounds bassackwards if they are trying to clear out inmates....doesnt it?

yea sent her letter to the executive but ont hold out much hope she is his ass oops asst. i wont give up though cause when god moves....

Aww, girl! I just wanted to say I'm so sorry about that...and we are all here for you. I will keep you both in my thoughts and prayers!
huggs,
Selena

I don't understand why they are making him EOS, when they need to clear out beds.
maybe he is going to EOS before they can get to a hearing.
you are in my prayers. hang in there hon
sue

Yea I understand what you are saying now.thanks for explaining it to me and yes you are right that would be very crushing to get your hope up and them change their mind...doesnt seem right for sure. How long is his eos date if you dont care for me asking? My husbands is 2010 and I pray he gets out way before then..by that time I will be nuts from all the stress of bills etc>> Your in my thoughts!!! lisa!

gir your going to have a cow when i tell you its this oct04.

Yes I am having a cow but a happy cow!!!! Thats great that you will be able to see him soon then! My husbands supposed to come up for parole in October 04 also so maybe it will be a good month for us both!!! Good luck!!!!! Lisa!

i am stll having such a hard time though cause i miss and need him so much how do you do it

I am confused here....my fiance came up for parole in April and was denied due to the fact he hadn't completed SAP. He is in that program now...does this mean he won't come up for parole until April of next year?????? He told me last weekend that all but 2 or 3 that were in the last class were gone. He really believes that he will get another parole hearing after this class. Also...what does EOS mean?? THanks all!

Hey Angel from what i guess if they said at the hearing he will get another date he will, but idf they said he is no reset he wont. eos means end of sentence. i am still hoping by some mircle we too will get another date but his end date is oct this yr everyone says thats great but i miss him and to me they say oct 04 but it feels like thats 10 yrs away. is your hubby violent or no. my guy finishes sap in 2 weeks

Thanks Miss n u! No...mine is in for a parole violation...non violent offender. Does that make a difference?? I don't know what a "reset" means. All I know is that he got a new parole hearing date of April of next year!!! I can't wait that long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jimmy is non violent to first time in prison. reset means new date see your hubby has one they told jimmy no new date when he went in feb cause they said since its his first time in he needs time to get his head right. whatever

I am just surviving I guess. I have 2 young kids and I get down and depressed but I look at them and know that I have to pick myself up and go on for them. I could cry everyday but I dont cause of my kids. They miss their daddy as much as I do and it hurts very much to hear them say that they miss daddy and I cannot tell them when he will be coming home. Its not easy for me and I know its not easy for you either but hopefully we will survive one day at a time! Lisa!!

eos means end of sentence date... parole denied with reset means they denied him but found him eligible to go up for parole again... they say at the hearing how long they put them off for until their next hearing... we got put off for 2 years... 2-3 years is the norm

lisa... you are so strong... i admire your strength...

cember, I dont feel very strong most of the time because it is so hard to deal with your husband being gone as you all feel that way too. But the way I see it is the kids dont have thier dad right now in their life and thats bad for them but it would be much worse if I get down and let something happen to mommy too. Hopefully we all will get some good news about our loved ones soon!! Lisa!

Amen to that Lisa. I too am learning to pick up the pieces, the hardest for me is someone says do this or talk t this person and he can get out right now probably b 4 now. When i investigate it it turns out to be another dead end from someone high in the doc. if i know from the beginning its til his eos i would hate it but handle it. the false hope is what kills me, i get mad at my self for chasing all these hopes but cant help it. you know you hear in the news so much about this and that person being let go after serving no time and its never you. but i am learning as you lisa to just focus on the kids. i have started a home based co for under 30 dollars that allows me to make loads of money so i am able to stay home with the kids and still make enough to survive. i only work 15-20 hours a week so i have plenty of time left to mope, cope and still enjoy them during his absence every other wee i get through by knowing his visit day is that sunday and right now we are able to talk twice a day which is so much more than many. its just me missing him and at night when its the hardest and then you guys get me through i love you all,thanks for the support and info

Miss N U
YOu are such a nice person!!! This stuff really sucks but we will all get through. I haven't been on this site for long at all but I am sooooo glad I found it! THere is hope!!! I heard from my fiance today and he went up for his progress report and they are sending him to a WR facility as soon as he completes SAP!!! He has told me that just about everyone that has gone through SAP at Ventress is gone not long after they complete the program. He told me all this today. So we have to hold on to hope!

THanks Angel, and i hope so Jimmy finishes sap at elmore june 11 i hope he comes home soon. good luck to you both

Ms Nu....I know what you mean about getting your hopes up thinking they may get out and then getting let down by them not getting out! The first 2 parole hearings being denied in less than 6 months a part was heartbreaking. I dont even understand why they even brought him up again so close just to deny him again! I dont think I can handle him being denied again in October! Its great you have a business you can work at at home with so little hours.sounds like my kinda job! I work at a motel in housekeeping which sucks 5 or 6 days a week so when I get a day off I really enjoy some rest! How old are your kids? How do you afford to talk 2 times a day? My husband is in Bullock and I can only afford him calling around 6 or 8 times max a month.....thats like 60 bucks there.....6.75 a call which is outrageous to me...wished I could afford more!! Hang in there girl.....seems like you are doing a great job!!!!! Lisa!