Thank you very much for sharing your story. I'm a non-binary software engineer and former professional transcriptionist who has transcribed your post for Between the Bars. I hope I've done a decent job of transcribing it so that your experience can be read and indexed on the wider Internet. I've kept your style, punctuation and capitalisation as close to the original as possible apart from the obvious.
Whilst I've never had my own experience with the criminal justice system, I have faced mental health challenges for my entire life. I do sincerely hope that you achieve success in getting the treatment and conditions that you deserve and a fair chance towards your rehabilitation in society.
Hello Milo. I’m a friend of your new penpal. Thank you for sharing your letters and other thoughts here. She has told me a bit about you and I learned more today as I read your blog. For instance that you are a great plumber. What a terrible system you’re caught in. How amazing you’re staying strong after all many years. I hope you keep up the fight and know many people believe you and care for you.
Greetings, Hey Tavares, I don't know if you remember me. I wanted to ask if you got my second letter. Maybe it wasn't delivered or your response wasn't. Take care, best regards, Emilia
Robert, the Michigan Legislature has moved towards compassionate release. California has done the same, but its process bypasses the parole board so that the existing system does not bog down release with red tape and hoops. What I hope is the governor actually does something. If you read this and are from Michigan, write him to support the 2021 law. If you want to see more from the following sections, let me know.
Except for a prisoner who was convicted of any crime that is punishable by a term of life imprisonment without parole or of a violation of section 520b of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520b, the parole board may grant a medical parole for a prisoner determined to be medically frail. A decision to grant a medical parole must be initiated on the recommendation of the bureau of health care services. If the bureau of health care services believes that the prisoner is medically frail, the bureau shall utilize a specialist in the appropriate field of medicine, who is not employed by the department, to evaluate the condition of the prisoner and to report on that condition to the bureau. The parole board, in consultation with the bureau of health care services, shall determine whether the prisoner is medically frail. If the parole board determines that a prisoner is medically frail and is going to be considered for parole under this subsection, the parole board shall provide the notice and medical records required under section 34(18). Unless the prosecutor of the county from which the prisoner was committed files a motion under section 34(19), the parole board may grant parole to a prisoner who is determined to be medically frail. If a motion is filed under section 34(19) and the court finds that the prisoner is eligible for parole as a result of being medically frail, and if no additional appeals are pending, the parole board may grant parole to the prisoner under this subsection.
"Medically frail" describes an individual who is a minimal threat to society as a result of his or her medical condition, who has received a risk score of low on a validated risk assessment, whose recent conduct in prison indicates he or she is unlikely to engage in assaultive conduct, and who has 1 or both of the following: (i) A permanent or terminal physical disability or serious and complex medical condition resulting in the inability to do 1 or more of the following without personal assistance: (A) Walk. (B) Stand. (C) Sit. (ii) A permanent or terminal disabling mental disorder, including dementia, Alzheimer's, or a similar degenerative brain disorder that results in the need for nursing home level of care, and a significantly impaired ability to perform 2 or more activities of daily living.
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Thank you very much for sharing your story. I'm a non-binary software engineer and former professional transcriptionist who has transcribed your post for Between the Bars. I hope I've done a decent job of transcribing it so that your experience can be read and indexed on the wider Internet. I've kept your style, punctuation and capitalisation as close to the original as possible apart from the obvious.
Whilst I've never had my own experience with the criminal justice system, I have faced mental health challenges for my entire life. I do sincerely hope that you achieve success in getting the treatment and conditions that you deserve and a fair chance towards your rehabilitation in society.
Kind regards,
Andromeda
Hey Tavares, I don't know if you remember me. I wanted to ask if you got my second letter. Maybe it wasn't delivered or your response wasn't.
Take care, best regards,
Emilia
Except for a prisoner who was convicted of any crime that is punishable by a term of life imprisonment without parole or of a violation of section 520b of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520b, the parole board may grant a medical parole for a prisoner determined to be medically frail. A decision to grant a medical parole must be initiated on the recommendation of the bureau of health care services. If the bureau of health care services believes that the prisoner is medically frail, the bureau shall utilize a specialist in the appropriate field of medicine, who is not employed by the department, to evaluate the condition of the prisoner and to report on that condition to the bureau. The parole board, in consultation with the bureau of health care services, shall determine whether the prisoner is medically frail. If the parole board determines that a prisoner is medically frail and is going to be considered for parole under this subsection, the parole board shall provide the notice and medical records required under section 34(18). Unless the prosecutor of the county from which the prisoner was committed files a motion under section 34(19), the parole board may grant parole to a prisoner who is determined to be medically frail. If a motion is filed under section 34(19) and the court finds that the prisoner is eligible for parole as a result of being medically frail, and if no additional appeals are pending, the parole board may grant parole to the prisoner under this subsection.
"Medically frail" describes an individual who is a minimal threat to society as a result of his or her medical condition, who has received a risk score of low on a validated risk assessment, whose recent conduct in prison indicates he or she is unlikely to engage in assaultive conduct, and who has 1 or both of the following:
(i) A permanent or terminal physical disability or serious and complex medical condition resulting in the inability to do 1 or more of the following without personal assistance:
(A) Walk.
(B) Stand.
(C) Sit.
(ii) A permanent or terminal disabling mental disorder, including dementia, Alzheimer's, or a similar degenerative brain disorder that results in the need for nursing home level of care, and a significantly impaired ability to perform 2 or more activities of daily living.