Hi Devin, I'm not sure if you'll see this but Teddy asked me to reply on his behalf since it would be much faster. He was so happy to get your message and he would love to hear from you! His mailing address is:
Teddy Drake #1599339 Daniel Unit O-99 938 FM 1673 Snyder, TX 79549
You could also send him an email using JPay (it's just a faster way to communicate)...but since he has to reply to you via regular mail be sure to include your address in your email. Sincerely, Melanie
Second response - in case you don't get them together. I already wrote something like this but the internet decided not to cooperate - it seems to have disappeared Anyway - I saw that you'd lost your job - over some wine - my, what a mature decision THAT was. What happened to all the things you were going to do - to make changes. I understand that you believe you'll never get out - does that mean that you can't work on improving yourself? I guess you're just too cool, huh? Hopefully you don't think you're a great guy when you drink, cuz you're not. Does the fact that you aren't living by the rules negate the things you were going to work on? To me, it kind of indicates that you don't have any honest remorse for your past actions - you're just playing the game. Isn't it time to grow up? Well - let's see if it accepts this now - I can't say you've heard the last of it cuz I'm pretty irritated - but this is all for now
Joseph Yandle did indeed falsify service in Vietnam and used it as a cornerstone in a petition for commutation. He also cited rehabilitation and education (he earned both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree whilst incarcerated). He was the getaway driver whose partner shot and killed a man in an armed robbery.......he was not the shooter, another fact considered in his commutation. The truth was revealed 3 years later (hardly shortly thereafter!!) and his parole was revoked. He has been paroled and revoked twice since then with his latest parole granted in December 2014.
Joseph Labriola was sentenced as the shooter in a murder. He also granted himself parole by escaping from prison and stayed on the lam for 93 days before being recaptured and returned. He told a reporter from the Boston Globe as recently as 4 years ago that, if given the opportunity, he would escape again. Hardly an ideal candidate. LWOP is effective to the extent that it keeps murderers incarcerated and the public at large safe from them.
Now that Soffen has bought the farm I assume you will need another poster child. I am sure that you will find someone else to fixate upon. I'm just not sure that Joe Lab is the best choice.
Good luck on your return to the world. The humor in your letter made me smile and the other more serious parts were beautifully written. I hope you find your book store / tattoo shop and a trusty magician as well. It sounds like you've learned a lot and will do really well. You remind me of my dad. He turned his life around too and is now doing good. You seem pretty cool so I'm sure you will meet lots of cool people. Best wishes to you and God bless!
Ok - I'm saying hello so you know I'm here - for the moment. Damn you, I can never just let it go - even though I want to. No - don't call - I still feel the way I felt when I wrote - but I'm still out here watching....
Greeting's brother... My name is Douglas Hopper and I'm currently Housed down here at RJ.Donovan.I just read your Artical in Barbara's SJRA Advovacate. And I just wanted to commend you on having told it like it is, brovo, excellent power point presentation. Now, if we could just figure out a way to get the inmate population and the general public on board About doing something to fight the CDCR rank and file perhaps then we could see and feel some real reforms. Thanks again for such a spectacular artical. Respectfully Submitted Douglas Hopper #V-22286
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Teddy Drake #1599339
Daniel Unit O-99
938 FM 1673
Snyder, TX 79549
You could also send him an email using JPay (it's just a faster way to communicate)...but since he has to reply to you via regular mail be sure to include your address in your email. Sincerely, Melanie
Anyway - I saw that you'd lost your job - over some wine - my, what a mature decision THAT was. What happened to all the things you were going to do - to make changes. I understand that you believe you'll never get out - does that mean that you can't work on improving yourself? I guess you're just too cool, huh? Hopefully you don't think you're a great guy when you drink, cuz you're not. Does the fact that you aren't living by the rules negate the things you were going to work on? To me, it kind of indicates that you don't have any honest remorse for your past actions - you're just playing the game. Isn't it time to grow up?
Well - let's see if it accepts this now - I can't say you've heard the last of it cuz I'm pretty irritated - but this is all for now
Joseph Labriola was sentenced as the shooter in a murder. He also granted himself parole by escaping from prison and stayed on the lam for 93 days before being recaptured and returned. He told a reporter from the Boston Globe as recently as 4 years ago that, if given the opportunity, he would escape again. Hardly an ideal candidate. LWOP is effective to the extent that it keeps murderers incarcerated and the public at large safe from them.
Now that Soffen has bought the farm I assume you will need another poster child. I am sure that you will find someone else to fixate upon. I'm just not sure that Joe Lab is the best choice.
Paul
Gypsy
My name is Douglas Hopper and I'm currently
Housed down here at RJ.Donovan.I just read your
Artical in Barbara's SJRA Advovacate. And I just wanted to commend you on having told it like it is, brovo, excellent power point presentation.
Now, if we could just figure out a way to get the inmate population and the general public on board
About doing something to fight the CDCR rank and file perhaps then we could see and feel some real reforms. Thanks again for such a spectacular artical.
Respectfully Submitted
Douglas Hopper #V-22286
thank you for your reply, no apologies needed, we just have a different opinion on the matter... Keep on writing! :)
Julia
Greetings & Peace
Julia