Comments on: My Contact With the Probation Officer Who Prepared My PSI http://prisonnewsblog.com/my-contact-with-the-probation-officer-who-prepared-my-psi/ Prison News and Commentary Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:07:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: Eddie B. http://prisonnewsblog.com/my-contact-with-the-probation-officer-who-prepared-my-psi/#comment-105 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:16:05 +0000 http://70.87.13.10/~prison/2009/02/my-contact-with-the-probation-officer-who-prepared-my-psi/#comment-105 Hello Mr. Santos,

My name is Eddie and I am currently taking a corrections class with Sam Torres at CSULB. Before I ask my questions, I wanted to thank you for taking time out of your life to respond.

You mentioned in this article that you should have accepted responsibility and pleaded guilty; however, your lawyer had you convinced that with the right amount of money you could win your case. It sounds like you had a chance to plea bargain. My question is: if you would have pleaded guilty, would your sentence have been a lot less severe than the one you received, or just a little less severe?

You also mentioned that you participated in the PSI more than 21 years ago. As a criminal justice major, I have read that one reason for long sentencing is to have young criminals age out of crime. For example, it is more likely for people commit crime in their more youthful days. A long sentence would make a young offender sit in prison instead out on the streets, repeatedly committing crimes. It is believed that by the time they leave prison and are much older, they are less likely to keep committing crimes. My question is: Do you agree or disagree?

Thank you very much,

Eddie

]]> By: Carole Santos http://prisonnewsblog.com/my-contact-with-the-probation-officer-who-prepared-my-psi/#comment-101 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:31:22 +0000 http://70.87.13.10/~prison/2009/02/my-contact-with-the-probation-officer-who-prepared-my-psi/#comment-101 Hi Maria,

Michael responded to your questions here:

http://prisonnewsblog.com/2009/03/is-my-45-year-sentence-reasonable/

Best wishes,
Carole Santos

]]> By: Maria Iniguez http://prisonnewsblog.com/my-contact-with-the-probation-officer-who-prepared-my-psi/#comment-11 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:58:00 +0000 http://70.87.13.10/~prison/2009/02/my-contact-with-the-probation-officer-who-prepared-my-psi/#comment-11 QUESTION FOR MICHAEL SANTOS FROM A STUDENT AT CSULB DR. TORRES CORRECTIONS CLASS: As a Criminal Justice undergrad I have learned that our system is based mainly on discretion. For instance, if a judge is liberal he will most likely post a lighter sentence and would emphasize on rehabilitation rather than punishment on the other hand if he/she is a conservative then the sentence will be much longer and punitive. There are many people who commit serious offenses yet they are out on parole or serving probation. My question to you is… Do you believe the sentence given to you was reasonable for the type of crime you committed? and What information about you would you have liked for your PSI to have in order for you sentence to be lighter?
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME I LOOK FORWARD TO READING MORE OF YOUR ARTICLES.

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