Renee – Only a teenager, she received a 60-year sentence. Almost 20 years later, Renee is writing from Perryville prison in Goodyear, Arizona, providing a rare and unique insight into a women's prison.
I got moved to 18 yard, which I’m told has a lot of
drama. Not by chance, either. At least nine lifers were moved. I’m no longer in
a cell by myself. I have one roommate. Rumours from orange.com is they are
going to use 14 yard for minimum custody overflow, which is curious because I
really thought they could no longer have mixed custodies on a unit.
I can soon apply to the clemency board. I’m going to
ask to be paroled to my last number that is in only six years. So should the
universe decide to give me a break, I hope it is on the day of the hearing. I
have an attorney who says he has been successful doing this type of thing. It really seems the closer I am to my shot, the more
things seem to happen as if I am being tested. An example is the change in my
living situation and having a cellmate. My roommate works maintenance for most of
the day. When she comes back, I go out for a few minutes in the 109 degree heat
for her to do whatever she needs to do.
60 years? For goodness sake! And we all know that the US has the largest prison population in the world. It isn't working in it's current form. I hope she gets parole (and that doesn't mean I don't have any sympathy for her victim/s).
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