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Originally Posted by host
Okay....Tully, under your argument of "if she wasn't parole material at her last parole hearing.....", everyone who is rejected the first time they apply for parole, would be disqualified the subsequent times that they were eligible for a psrole hearing. If you're saying nothing changes in favor of granting parole, in between hearings spaced 3 to 6 years apart....it looks like several things have changed since Atkins last hearing....she lost a leg and contracted a terminal illness shortening her medically diagnosed life expectancy to less than six months, qualifying her to apply for compassionate release....a program designed for inmates in between parole hearing dates.......
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No, often people go up for parole several times before the board rules in their favor, granting them parole. So "everyone who is rejected the first time they apply for parole, would be disqualified the subsequent times that they were eligible for a parole hearing." Is not my position. When the board legally rules in their favor I'm not usually opposed to their release. Though I don't think I would have favored her release, which is fine because the board never decided to grant her parole. I'm thinking there might be a reason she was never granted parole.
And I've repeatedly stated I have no problem releasing her as long as she's paying for her own care and is no longer a threat. And I don't see her as a threat. So I think I am agreeing things have changed.