Let C-Note Go

(Photo By: Peter Mertz) - Governor Newsom, the information I present was unknown to me until April 2025. I learned of your rejection of my constitutional right to a Nonviolent Parole Board hearing.In November 2016, California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 57, amending the state Constitution. Section (a)(1) outlines that "Any person convicted of a nonviolent felony must be eligible for parole consideration after completing the full term of their primary offense."By March 14, 2025, a staff member confirmed my eligibility for the Indeterminately-Sentenced Nonviolent Offender Parole Review Process, designating my Nonviolent Parole Eligibility Date (NEPD) as February 23, 2001.Despite this, on March 15, you denied my referral to the Board of Parole Hearings, citing reasons irrelevant to my situation. Your denial occurred just prior to my Elderly Parole Hearing, scheduled for June 16, 2026, which overshot the timeframe you provided by 12 months.On March 27, 2025, you informed me of an attorney for my hearing, and subsequently, my Minimum Eligible Parole Date (MERD) was altered, creating complications. Insufficiently, I had earned nearly 900 days' worth of credits in a mere 10 months, an implausible feat.In leading me to a Minimum Eligible Parole board hearing, rather than a Nonviolent Parole hearing,...