The board has granted the time reduction and Tyrell will be coming home much sooner than we ever dared to hope. It has been a long and draining road but this brings the closure we fought for. We will be checking in on his transition process to ensure he has …
July 3, 2014
Final supporters
"For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me."
This is a request seeking the support in asking for a second chance at freedom, a second chance at life. I have been incarcerated for 11 years, since the age of 17, for crimes against people that were innocent and undeserving of the offenses I committed. I am not attempting to create excuses for my actions. Just know that I did what I did out of youthful stupidity, not from a malicious heart. Those stupid acts ended me in prison with a 60 year sentence, a release date in the year 2062, and the grim reality that I will be 77 years of age one the date of my release.
My request is not for immediate release, only for a time cut. I need some hope, some room to breath, and the ability to see some light at the end of the tunnel. Over the course of my incarceration, I have grown mentally into a man of faith and integrity. A man who fully understand that with every action there's a consequence, be it good or bad depends on the action. Today, I am now equipped with the proper knowledge to avoid negative actions that produce the type of negative consequences that ends with me being in the type of situation that I am in now. I am also aware that actions speak louder than words and I would like the opportunity to walk what I talk.
Since my incarceration I have completed the requirements for my GED. I have graduated a Collegiate Correspondent course and received a diploma in Business Management. I have completed a number of Anger and Conflict Resolution courses. I have also graduated and served as mentor in the U.N.I.T.Y. Program, a gang prevention and teen outreach program. As of today I am in the faith based program P.A.L. - Principle Applications for Life.
A second chance is all I need. A chance to live, a chance to become a better man than I started out as. A man my community can be proud of. I would just like the chance to laugh, and not because I'm masking my tears.
Psalm 51: 10-11
"Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me."
Faith. Peace. Love.
Tyrell Benson
Updates
June 11, 2014
Seeing this progress helps me keep going even when the weight of these years feels like too much to carry. I am exhausted by the uncertainty of this life but your belief in a second chance reminds me why I have to keep fighting. We are finally moving forward and I appreciate you staying with me.
Reached 100 supporters
June 11, 2014
89 Comments
I will be praying for you to be free one day. My son read your story and like you he is asking for a second chance in life. Psalm 51:10
God Bless you Tyrell. He was one of my classmates in school. I'm very proud of you and wishing you all the best. you do deserve a second chance
Tyrell and I have been friends for about 15 years now. When I heard that he was incarcerated and the charges I could not believe it because that was not the person I knew. Yes as a child/teen you do things to sometimes impress others or to fit in where you wouldnt normally belong. However, I also feel that the sentencing for the charges were outrageous! As an adult I think Tyrell should be allowed to reunite with his family and friends as a free man and not be subjected to a punishment for the rest of his life. T I love you and I will be praying for your release!!!
God bless this man and watch over him...He has admitted his faults he has stood on his faith. I pray that he gets his time cut. At 17 just teenager to have your whole life stripped from you is terrible. I believe in second chances and I believe he is sincere in his words. Keep the faith and god bless.
I'm very proud of who he has become & I feel he deserves a second chance ! When he was a child he thought as a child but was sentenced as a Man . Now the true man he has become should one day have a chance at life !
Bless you child
Ty....im here for you
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The board has granted the time reduction and Tyrell will be coming home much sooner than we ever dared to hope. It has been a long and draining road but this brings the closure we fought for. We will be checking in on his transition process to ensure he has …
July 3, 2014
Final supporters
"For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me."
This is a request seeking the support in asking for a second chance at freedom, a second chance at life. I have been incarcerated for 11 years, since the age of 17, for crimes against people that were innocent and undeserving of the offenses I committed. I am not attempting to create excuses for my actions. Just know that I did what I did out of youthful stupidity, not from a malicious heart. Those stupid acts ended me in prison with a 60 year sentence, a release date in the year 2062, and the grim reality that I will be 77 years of age one the date of my release.
My request is not for immediate release, only for a time cut. I need some hope, some room to breath, and the ability to see some light at the end of the tunnel. Over the course of my incarceration, I have grown mentally into a man of faith and integrity. A man who fully understand that with every action there's a consequence, be it good or bad depends on the action. Today, I am now equipped with the proper knowledge to avoid negative actions that produce the type of negative consequences that ends with me being in the type of situation that I am in now. I am also aware that actions speak louder than words and I would like the opportunity to walk what I talk.
Since my incarceration I have completed the requirements for my GED. I have graduated a Collegiate Correspondent course and received a diploma in Business Management. I have completed a number of Anger and Conflict Resolution courses. I have also graduated and served as mentor in the U.N.I.T.Y. Program, a gang prevention and teen outreach program. As of today I am in the faith based program P.A.L. - Principle Applications for Life.
A second chance is all I need. A chance to live, a chance to become a better man than I started out as. A man my community can be proud of. I would just like the chance to laugh, and not because I'm masking my tears.
Psalm 51: 10-11
"Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me."
Faith. Peace. Love.
Tyrell Benson
Updates
June 11, 2014
Seeing this progress helps me keep going even when the weight of these years feels like too much to carry. I am exhausted by the uncertainty of this life but your belief in a second chance reminds me why I have to keep fighting. We are finally moving forward and I appreciate you staying with me.
Reached 100 supporters
June 11, 2014
89 Comments
Good Luck & God bless. I hope if this miracle occurs for you, that you mean what you say. Its not easy to make money out here & crimes in LR are on the rise. Not being negative, being honest. I really hope the judge is moved by this. I had a friend whose parole was DROPPED b/c he wrote the judge a heart felt, educated letter. IT CAN BE DONE!
I will be praying for you to be free one day. My son read your story and like you he is asking for a second chance in life. Psalm 51:10
God Bless you Tyrell. He was one of my classmates in school. I'm very proud of you and wishing you all the best. you do deserve a second chance
Tyrell and I have been friends for about 15 years now. When I heard that he was incarcerated and the charges I could not believe it because that was not the person I knew. Yes as a child/teen you do things to sometimes impress others or to fit in where you wouldnt normally belong. However, I also feel that the sentencing for the charges were outrageous! As an adult I think Tyrell should be allowed to reunite with his family and friends as a free man and not be subjected to a punishment for the rest of his life. T I love you and I will be praying for your release!!!
God bless this man and watch over him...He has admitted his faults he has stood on his faith. I pray that he gets his time cut. At 17 just teenager to have your whole life stripped from you is terrible. I believe in second chances and I believe he is sincere in his words. Keep the faith and god bless.
I'm very proud of who he has become & I feel he deserves a second chance ! When he was a child he thought as a child but was sentenced as a Man . Now the true man he has become should one day have a chance at life !
Bless you child
Ty....im here for you
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Good Luck & God bless. I hope if this miracle occurs for you, that you mean what you say. Its not easy to make money out here & crimes in LR are on the rise. Not being negative, being honest. I really hope the judge is moved by this. I had a friend whose parole was DROPPED b/c he wrote the judge a heart felt, educated letter. IT CAN BE DONE!