My son is in prison and has seen several men down 40 years that have done everything they were told to do and more and still were rejected.
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Misty Starr
6 years ago
This needs to be done cause the parole board denies everyone
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Laraine Barnhart
6 years ago
My boyfriend is an Old Law Man and barely anyone looks at them.
Going to the Parole Board is so not right. They go and they flop them and tell them to do this and that (which makes them think they have a chance when they go back) and when they go back to the board again and they still flop them and that's mostly because of the nature of the crime.
I support getting rid of the Parole Board
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Teri Crossan
6 years ago
They need to stop holding these people hostage. They've served the time the judge meant for them to and they should have been released at their minimums. Time to do what's right.
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Debrah Liebenguth
6 years ago
The parole board doesn’t care
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Lori Rayburn
6 years ago
I believe that the parole board should be eliminated and those offenders affective should be considered for release of past their minimum sentence
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Laurletta wright
6 years ago
The parole board is totally unfair does not care about our family inmates only care about keeping their job they continually punish the Old Law inmates
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Andrea James
6 years ago
Yes, My LovedOne has been to the board 5 times and they keep saying the same things, even after he did as the said...
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Carol Learned
10 years ago
I feel that the offenders are not given a chance with the patrol board.
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Denise Surratt
10 years ago
Just end it !!!!
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Beth Nelson
10 years ago
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Over 25 states do not have Parole Boards, and of those who do many have liberty interest in parole meaning the Parole Board cannot use 'serious nature of the crime' to keep an inmate in prison. There is a creation of a new Statute by Representative Andrew Brenner. Hopefully that will stop the Parole Board from their abuse.
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Jay D. Mason
11 years ago
I agree that politics play far too important role in parole issues. I would much rather see the granting of parole based on the merits of the inmate, how hard he has worked toward rehabilitation.
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Anonymous
11 years ago
I have a loved one who is incarcerated under Ohio's old law system. He told me about his experiences with the board. They have been late in seeing him multiple times, and they did not give any consideration to the things he has done to try to rehabilitate himself. He has taken all of the programs that he possibly can, plus a correspondence course through Adams State College, Victim's Advocacy. He is also willing to participate in after-care treatment once he is released. He has been minimum security for many years, but the board won't give him an opportunity to prove that he will not be giving ODRC any more of his life after he is released.
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Connee Mick-Campbell
11 years ago
Merit should work, not politics and personal power .
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Connee Mick-Campbell
11 years ago
Merit should work, not politics and personal power .
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Carol Learned
11 years ago
I agree 100% that the old law Patrole Board eliminated . Some have done way to much time, for the cause! Let them go~ the elderly. Good behavior. thank you.
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Lester Stroughn
11 years ago
More than 50,000 people are incarcerated in Ohio prisons, which were designed to house about 30,000. More than 4,400 of them were sentenced under the law in effect before July 1,1996. A large number of them have served three times their minimum sentence, which has squandered millions of scarce tax dollars and contributed to severe prison overcrowding.
The Ohio Parole Board’s get-tough-on-crime policies are the primary reason these prisoners remain in prison, despite the fact that most are too old and infirm to threaten public safety if released. Housing elderly prisoners among extremely violent individuals has been linked to an increase in violent assaults against the elderly. Ironically, the elderly victims and the younger assaulters often are equally punished under prison rule violations for “fighting.”
Indeed, Ohio’s elderly prisoners live in a constant state of fear of violent assault by other prisoners. This is nothing short of abuse of the elderly.
Under state law effective prior to July 1, 1996, the board is empowered to use its judgment to determine when someone convicted under the old law becomes suitable for release on parole.
It states that the board may grant “a parole to any prisoner, if in its judgment there is reasonable ground to believe that, if ... the prisoner is paroled, such action would further the interests of justice and be consistent with the welfare and security of society.”
The board appears to have disregarded the explicit intentions expressed by the legislature here. The interests of justice prior to July 1, 1996 were served when prisoners were released after serving their minimum-sentence term.
No one denies that victims of crime have an inherent right to justice. However, every individual convicted of a crime in Ohio also has a right to justice. The principles of justice cannot be served when men and women enter into plea agreements in which the prosecutor leads them to believe that a guilty plea will let them serve o
Get rid off all the patrol boards
Necessary
Corrupt system,for profit
My son is in prison and has seen several men down 40 years that have done everything they were told to do and more and still were rejected.
This needs to be done cause the parole board denies everyone
My boyfriend is an Old Law Man and barely anyone looks at them. Going to the Parole Board is so not right. They go and they flop them and tell them to do this and that (which makes them think they have a chance when they go back) and when they go back to the board again and they still flop them and that's mostly because of the nature of the crime. I support getting rid of the Parole Board
They need to stop holding these people hostage. They've served the time the judge meant for them to and they should have been released at their minimums. Time to do what's right.
The parole board doesn’t care
I believe that the parole board should be eliminated and those offenders affective should be considered for release of past their minimum sentence
The parole board is totally unfair does not care about our family inmates only care about keeping their job they continually punish the Old Law inmates
Yes, My LovedOne has been to the board 5 times and they keep saying the same things, even after he did as the said...
I feel that the offenders are not given a chance with the patrol board.
Just end it !!!!
Over 25 states do not have Parole Boards, and of those who do many have liberty interest in parole meaning the Parole Board cannot use 'serious nature of the crime' to keep an inmate in prison. There is a creation of a new Statute by Representative Andrew Brenner. Hopefully that will stop the Parole Board from their abuse.
I agree that politics play far too important role in parole issues. I would much rather see the granting of parole based on the merits of the inmate, how hard he has worked toward rehabilitation.
I have a loved one who is incarcerated under Ohio's old law system. He told me about his experiences with the board. They have been late in seeing him multiple times, and they did not give any consideration to the things he has done to try to rehabilitate himself. He has taken all of the programs that he possibly can, plus a correspondence course through Adams State College, Victim's Advocacy. He is also willing to participate in after-care treatment once he is released. He has been minimum security for many years, but the board won't give him an opportunity to prove that he will not be giving ODRC any more of his life after he is released.
Merit should work, not politics and personal power .
Merit should work, not politics and personal power .
I agree 100% that the old law Patrole Board eliminated . Some have done way to much time, for the cause! Let them go~ the elderly. Good behavior. thank you.
More than 50,000 people are incarcerated in Ohio prisons, which were designed to house about 30,000. More than 4,400 of them were sentenced under the law in effect before July 1,1996. A large number of them have served three times their minimum sentence, which has squandered millions of scarce tax dollars and contributed to severe prison overcrowding. The Ohio Parole Board’s get-tough-on-crime policies are the primary reason these prisoners remain in prison, despite the fact that most are too old and infirm to threaten public safety if released. Housing elderly prisoners among extremely violent individuals has been linked to an increase in violent assaults against the elderly. Ironically, the elderly victims and the younger assaulters often are equally punished under prison rule violations for “fighting.” Indeed, Ohio’s elderly prisoners live in a constant state of fear of violent assault by other prisoners. This is nothing short of abuse of the elderly. Under state law effective prior to July 1, 1996, the board is empowered to use its judgment to determine when someone convicted under the old law becomes suitable for release on parole. It states that the board may grant “a parole to any prisoner, if in its judgment there is reasonable ground to believe that, if ... the prisoner is paroled, such action would further the interests of justice and be consistent with the welfare and security of society.” The board appears to have disregarded the explicit intentions expressed by the legislature here. The interests of justice prior to July 1, 1996 were served when prisoners were released after serving their minimum-sentence term. No one denies that victims of crime have an inherent right to justice. However, every individual convicted of a crime in Ohio also has a right to justice. The principles of justice cannot be served when men and women enter into plea agreements in which the prosecutor leads them to believe that a guilty plea will let them serve o