The first thing that I did was send a letter to the Governor asking for a recommendation for release. In Georgia, the Governor can't pardon an inmate, but he can write a letter to the parole board recommending release.
Then I proceeded to write a letter to the parole board asking that they reconsider their decision. In it, I outlined what I imagined to be all the qualities of a "perfect" parole candidate, of which Jason has every single one.
So, life carried on as usual. He can be paroled at any time they choose to let him go, for any reason. It's a constant state of suspense in a way.
About 10 days ago, he was moved without warning and without requesting it, to a new prison. This might be very good news! We don't know yet. What we do know is that the prison he was sent to offers classes to prepare for release, so he has signed up for the necessary classes. He also likes it much better there. It's the same driving distance for me, and it is a privately-run prison instead of a state-run prison, which Jason has told me is like a night and day difference. He has air conditioning! I told him that was the number 1 thing that made me happy. He said the food there is actually edible, which is his number 1 joy. He can also go outside to "yard" on a daily basis, which is something he was rarely able to do at his last prison. For him, the icing on the cake is that he will have a teaching position. He has always wanted to be a teacher, and years ago was a teacher in the prison system until they found out he previously worked with computers (I guess they thought it might be a risk of him escaping somehow?)....I know it makes no sense.
If he's happy, I'm happy. :) I will be much happier if and when they send him home. I've been very patient, I think. It has been YEARS. It is time. <3
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