I have been ask to write a letter of recomendation for my mans boss to send to the board of parole,Iv'e written letters of my own to the board members ,but I'm having trouble writing one for his boss,he has been on work release 3 years,out in trouble and got sent back to limestone ,it took his boss almost two years to get him back with his company,his been back working about 1 1/2 years now,his boss has also worked out a home plan for him at his home,but I'm nervous about writing this for him,right now I'm brain dead and can't even find the words to start the letter.please if any of you have any ideals on this let me know,once again I'm looking to you girls for help,don't know what I would do without you guys,your all great,love ya
Tina

Conmanslady why have you been ask to do this?

his boss is a good friend of mine and his not much on writing letters and stuff so as a friend a agreed to help out,of course they will both read it before I mail it,Why do you think I shouldn't write it,his boss has been my friend for about 19 years and I want to help,he was supposed to of came up for parole aug 2003,were hoping it will be soon,his best friend and co-worker is up for parole next month so hes really getting depressed now,hes been there 10 years already.do you have any clue as to what i should put in the letter or should i write it . Tina

I sent you a pm...I just wanted to say that I hope someone can help you. Like I said, I STILL haven't really figured out how to write Kevin's!!! :( I hope you and Mitchell get all this worked out...call me whenever you need or want to talk...okay!
Selena

This is just my opinion of course but I don't think your letters are going to carry so much weight that they alone will determine the outcome of the hearing. In saying that, I'll admit that I am always apprehensive when I write to them and yes, I have written letters for others who will say "Just write it for me and I'll be happy to sign it." I didn't understand the hesitation on their part until I chose to write a letter for a friend's husband who is coming up for parole. I was so nervous! Didn't know what to say, how to say it, etc. It was then that I realized I was giving myself too much power in the situation. The PB doesn't care if I am grammatically correct (although it is important, as well as correctly spelling everything) and they don't care if I cover all the points that COULD be covered. What they care most about is that I write. The more you stress over "doing it perfectly" the bigger the task grows in your mind. (Speaking to myself here, lol!) My suggestion is to just write one. Then you can go back and change it to your heart's content until you are happy with it. Start the one from the employer something like "Dear Members of the Board, I am writing on the behalf of Mitchell LastName, AIS#1234567. Mr. LastName was a work release employee of mine from [give dates here] and I found him to be a young man who was proving himself to be a responsible and valuable employee in my [what kind of] business. (New Paragraph) I realize that because of bad choices he made at that time, he lost the privilege to work outside the prison. However, I now understand that Mitchell has taken advantage of various programs during this recent incarceration that have benefited him tremendously and have given him tools to be a success when he is paroled. I believe he has matured as a result of the hard work he has done and I am eager to employ him once again upon his release. (new Paragraph) If you have any questions or concerns regarding this matter, please contact me at [email and phone number]. I look forward to helping Mr. Lastname in whichever way I can to help him succeed. Thank you very much.

I believe that short and to the point is what they want and for sure to focus on the inmate's success, not how much we love them or how much we believe in them or how much we need them out here!

So anyhow, you don't have to say this word for word of course but you get the general idea.

Let me know if this helps. You can also PM me if you prefer.

Hugs,
Care

Hey Care9, would you write a letter for me? That is really good! I wrote one to the parole board concerning my fiance. I am trying to get his parents and others to write the parole board also but no one seems to want to take the time!! Sometimes it seems that I am the only one who cares!

angelntn,
I'm not sure what you have in mind but PM me and let me know what you are thinking.

Care

when i see every1 talking about writing to p&p i start wondering if i should be writing them on rebecca's behalf even tho she has a hearing date scheduled. so do I?ALSO YESTERDAY SHE MET WITH CLASSIFICATION OFFICER AND THE WARDEN. THEY EXPLAINED TO HER HER OPTION'S AND WORK RELEASE WAS ONE OF THEM. IS THIS A GOOD THING OR WILL IT TAKE LONGER TO BE PAROLED IF SHE TAKES THE WORK RELEASE.