State of California
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
[legal seal of California DCR]

DATE: February 18, 2016
TO: Whom it May Concern
FROM: REYES, R.
Correctional Officer/2nd Watch/Education Dept.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, CA 94964
SUBJECT: REFERENCE LETTER IN SUPPORT OF INMATE HUTCHINSON, EDWIN JAY (CDCR NO. P-68859)

This letter is authorized in support of inmate Hutchinson's (P-68859) model behavior and dedication which he has displayed toward his education and personal rehabilitation.

In my functions as the 2nd watch Education Department Correctional Officer, I have noticed inmate Hutchinson's continued devotion, preservation, and determination in his higher learning since January of 2013. Inmate Hutchinson is a dedicated student of Patten University, which is an on-site college offering Associate of Arts degrees.

Over the years inmate Hutchinson has always been a courteous, insightful and respectful individual towards me, other staff, and his fellow inmates. In our many discussions, he has expressed the importance of his education and how conductive this experience has been in preparing him in becoming a productive, responsible, and law-abiding citizen upon his release from prison.

It is my opinion that inmate Hutchinson has the necessary life sustaining abilities and education to be successful, as well as the perseverance, ambition, and initiative which will help guard him against any possibility of recidivism. As inmate Hutchinson will be graduation with his "AA" degree in June 2016, not only will he have academic skills but also the interpersonal, social survival skills, along with the right attitudes, values, sense of responsibility, and self-reliance necessary to live in the mainstream of society.

It is commendable to see such a transformation in a prisoner and inmate Hutchinson's improved self-worth and hope for the future is outstanding.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (415) 454-1460 Ex. 6701

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C/O Reyes