Category: Issue 43 – Summer / Fall 2010

Issue 43 - Summer / Fall 2010

Deportation Follows Parole

Deportation Follows Parole

Rosie Sanchez was released from CIW on
March 18, 2010 after serving 23 years in prison.
Despite the efforts of her USC law team, she was
immediately deported. Before she was arrested
in 1987, she had been approved for a green card
but never received it. Now, because of her felony
conviction she was not allowed to remain in the
U.S. even though prison offi cials had told her that
she would be released to her daughter who lives in
Anaheim. The USC law students who helped Sanchez
to win her parole are working on a request for
a pardon from Governor Schwarzenegger. Only
with a pardon can she come to the United States
to visit her family members whom she has been
separated from for so many years.

Issue 43 - Summer / Fall 2010

Parole Beat

Precious Releases . . . .

Frankie Williams, was released March 4th,
2010, has a loving extended family who are thrilled
to have her home after 31 years of incarceration.
Ivy Martin, on August 9th, 2010 Ivy was released
from prison. She leaves with an Associates
Degree, deep understanding of childhood trauma and
addiction and many other accomplishments. She will
no doubt be of great help to others on the outside as
she has been while incarcerated.

Linda Lee Smith, incarcerated over 30 years,
was released August 10th, 2010 after 20 years of
being found suitable and reversed by multiple governors.
Linda will be a great asset to any community.

Beatrice Smith-Dyer is free! The courts upheld a
writ appealing the reversal of her 2009 parole decision.
The prison was ordered to release her even
though the governor has challenged this decision.
Meanwhile, her 2010 suitability finding is on the
governor?s desk as of this writing. Bea has been
embraced by family and friends and has already been
scheduled to do presentations with CCWP!

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