surprised he is having meeting after just 1 year but main thing is to be very remorseful.

It sounds as if your son has a parole board hearing. In my state, a parole board hearing could be one in which the inmate appears in person before the board or it could be that they will just review his jacket (his case file) without him being present.

If it is an in person meeting, the prison will either transfer him to and from the meeting or in some states, they use a web cam type arrangement so that he does not actually have to physically attend the meeting.

If I remember correctly, he had a very short sentence on a non-violent crime so he has a decent shot at making parole or paroling out to supervised release.

The questions will vary. They WILL ask him if he has taken responsibility for his crime and if he minimizes his behaviour or flat out denies that he did anything wrong, you can kiss his chances of making parole good bye. They will probably ask him if he has a place to go upon release and a job. They will also ask about his crime and they will ask what programs he has taken in prison to help himself.

It is imperative that he shows remorse and responsibility for his crime.

I cannot think of any other reason they would want to talk to him.

Hope this helps.

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Yes if any one has any advice as to what he needs to do please let me know so I can talk with him to make sure he is thinking correct when he talks with them When this first started he had probation for 4 years no jail time then he broke his probation that's what he is in for. He then was put in to serve the remainder of his time in prison. He has done work and classes trying to get good time but thought there wasn't any. This is a great surprise that he got this letter.

A lot depends on the state he is in, the crime, what's in his jacket, any conduct violation reports, and what the state laws are that govern parole being granted.

Many times, a parole hearing is automatically scheduled to occur, for example, my ward had his parole hearing very soon after he went to prison and his parole date was set for nearly four years later. Whereas, in some states, parole hearing only occur after a minimum amount of time is served, and in some states the parole board denies parole the first time around.

My advice is this:

Your son should not draw a great deal of attention to the classes he has been taking, as the parole officials already know this, and if he does draw too much light he will come across as a typical inmate trying to play off such to con his way out. Just state it once and plainly state what he learned from such.

Take responsibility for his conduct in no uncertain terms. If he is in there for a probation violation, then he needs to be very direct and clear in what he is going to do, so as not to repeat the same thing over that got his probation violated the first time.

Describe what support systems he has in place. Do not come across as being lazy, uncertain, one who lacks motivation to do all that is needed, wanting to pawn the buck off on his parole officer to always tell him what to do, and one who is not focused on achieving success.

Have a clear home plan that promotes a positive and supportive environment. If he will live with someone then discuss how that person(s) will be a positive influence on him, but do not make it sound like he is pawning the responsibility off on them to keep him in line.

He needs to be sincere and honest with what he says. The parole officials are not stupid and they can and will detect any con job going on. He needs to answer questions directly and without sounding like he is trying to say what they want they want to hear.

A detailed letter from you, his friends, past or prospective future employer may help as well so the parole officials know what environment he will be paroled to and how it will help him.