This is William McCallum founder of Behind the Walls Talk and I want to let everyone know that we are at a critical point where we need as many signatures as possible, so therefore once the election is over and the governor and legislatures are settled into their offices, we can begin pushing this petition to them and getting active. For the ones that have already signed it, THANK YOU SO MUCH for your support, trust me when I tell you that you do not know what it means to not only myself, but every one of us that’s incarcerated that you are supporting this change that desperately needs to be brought about. One other thing from you all who have signed already, please share this message and the petition on all your social media outlets with friends, loved ones, family, co-workers, clients, with any and everybody that you can think of or run into please. We need signatures! If you do not want to be identified, then you can sign anonymously and that will be well appreciated too. Help guys/girls come home sooner than later, reunite with their family and friends, be productive citizens and help provide for their family and an opportunity at a second chance in life. This 625 Bill or specifically one like it that we’re appealing to you all to sign comes with stipulations and not just a get out of jail free card. There are conditions of rehabilitation that are to be met to acquire a judgement of release, being:
Determining Factors
- The defendant has served at least five years in prison.
- The court finds that the defendant is not a danger to the safety of any person or the community.
- The defendant’s age at the time of the offense.
- The history and characteristics of the defendant.
- Whether the defendant has substantially complied with the rules of the institution to which he or she has been confined and whether the defendant has completed any educational, or vocational or other program where available.
- Whether the defendant has completed any behavioral health treatment or stabilization.
- Any report or recommendation received from the district attorney in the prosecutorial district in which the conviction was entered.
- Whether the defendant has demonstrated maturity, rehabilitation, and a fitness to reenter society sufficient to justify a sentence reduction.
- Any statement provided orally or in writing by a victim of the offense for which the defendant is imprisoned or by a family member of the victim if the victim is deceased.
- Any reports of physical, mental, or psychiatric examinations of the defendant conducted by licensed health care professionals.
- The defendant’s family and community circumstances at the time of the offense, including any history of history of abuse, trauma, or involvement in the child welfare system.
- The extent of the defendant’s role in the offense and whether, and to what extent, an adult was involved in the offense.
- The diminished culpability of juveniles as compared to that of adults, and the hallmark features of youth, including immaturity, impetuosity, and failure to appreciate risks and consequences, which counsel against sentencing them to lengthy terms in prison, despite the brutality or cold-blooded nature of any particular crime.
- Any other information the court deems relevant to its decision.
I hope these stipulations address the concerns of having one of the guy/girls possibly being your neighbor in the future and that they are satisfactorily approved of on your behalf. If there is anything else that you would require as a stipulation, then please mention it, because it can be addressed. Us as human beings have sincere, compassionate, and caring nature embedded into us by God himself, so I pray that you can find it within your heart to please sign this petition. Thank you all in advance!
Behind the Walls Talk
