This Guide is intended to take some of the mystery out of what happens on the day of and during a hearing. As you prepare for the hearing, keep in mind that the main purpose of the hearing is for the Board to determine whether the person before them has identified the factors that contributed to their crime and whether they have taken appropriate steps while incarcerated to make sure those factors will not contribute to another crime in the future.
No Time to Wait: A Case for Releasing Elders from California’s Women’s Prisons
This report was prepared by the Policy Advocacy Clinic (PAC) at the UC Berkeley School of Law and the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP) at the request of CCWP and the Close California Women’s Prisons Campaign. Download PDF: No Time to Wait_Full Report