Friday, January 22, 2010

PRISONERS FREED FROM HAITI EARTHQUAKE

Can you imagine being locked up serving an insurmountable amount of time? I dont wish this on anyone, but just envision being in a situation where your Suspended In Time for quite a while. I remember I used to dream of something like that to happen for me when I was locked up for seven years. There were times I thought about being freed from prison like Daniel in the Bible. Unfortunately for me, being freed came later than sooner but nevertheless I was freed! Mainly due to my determination and persistence by filing an appeal for a ticket I received in Attica for assault on staff. They denied me witnesses so that was all I needed to file my appeal. I had enough grounds and God guided me through it all. I was later transferred to Sing Sing, then from there my appeal came back stating I had a de novo hearing. In other words, they granted me another hearing for the ticket I already served six months in the box for. I had 18 months in the box altogether over the years as well as 18 months loss of good time. When I went to the hearing, they still found me guilty but since I had already served the box time-they couldn't give me anymore time than what I had already served. Everything was working in my favor! The hearing officer said he wasn't going to take any good time from me so that meant I was a free man. I was well over my Conditional Release of six years so when I heard him say that, I just looked up and thanked God for freeing me. Thats how I came home because I was supposed to go back to another parole board in two years, which would've been my fourth but God made sure that didn't happen. He had bigger and better plans for me, I came home on a technicality. That was then, this is now. In Haiti, over two thousand prisoners were freed as a result of that horrendous quake. Can you imagine a bunch of crazed pedophiles, rapist, and murderers running the streets free amidst all that's taking place in Haiti? This is what Haiti is dealing with right this very minute. Not only do they have to deal with helicopters dropping food down to them as if they're a bunch of savages but they have to worry about a bunch of crazed prisoners who were freed in the midst of chaos. Talk about a miracle! You know how many days I thought about something like that happening for me? Anyhow, my heart goes out to my people in Haiti-we are a resilient people and will bounce back from this stronger than ever. Its unfortunate this had to happen in order for the world to become more conscious of the country's needs but God works in mysterious ways so who are we to question the hand of God?

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