The System - Parole: High Risks, High Stakes
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- Опубліковано 12 лют 2015
- A look at the lives affected by parole boards' decisions on who can leave prison and who is still a threat to society.
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The fact that this man got out of prison, made a meaningful life for himself and was put back in prison after being found not guilty, is absolutely disgusting. I don't care if the parole board didn't believe him, he was found not guilty and it shouldn't be their choice to overlook that. So disgusting.
Yes it does are you stupid, they put him back based on police interaction and the fact from his crimes in the past. Not guilty is innocent.
its politics and now, protocol. If you look at 30:04 and going for a few mins, he uses some tricky language to describe and give justification for the board's lack of respect for the verdict as well as lack of evidence--'in some way he was connected"...well, you could say that about himself! It means nothing in itself.
Was there any actual evidence Perry was involved in the theft or burglary? No, there was not. Even if some evidence had not made it into court that was relevant, it would have been likely the Board would be privy to it.
I do think it was bad luck, though Perry really should have used better judgement in giving a ride to someone who could have been wanted or involved in significant criminal behavior (he knew him by sight from one of the programs he managed).
Id dox them if they did it to me
Sounds like Perry got a break from the court however he most likely had no evidence of a hitchhiker.
He screwed up
Those people pencil whip everything. They just look at the violation and make a decision. They don’t look at the whole story. Meanwhile I’m trying to get a job and I actually can think clearly.
I'm not understanding how men who raped murdered THREE women in 2007 are already out on parole!
Those two were out on parole for lesser crimes. They didn't commit the rapes and murders till after they were on parole. They're both serving several life sentences each right now and will never be released.
@@JJJJ-gl2uf they wouldn't have been able to victimize AGAIN if they'd never been released to begin with.
WTF ever happened to common sense? Keeping that man in prison after being found innocent is just beyond any sense of logic and compassion.
It is logic if he is actually guilty.
I dont think he or his lawyers had actual proof he wasnt guilty just as the parole board didnt have proof he was guilty.
They said none of the parole board believed his story.
That he didnt tell the cops about the hitchhiker and he admitted he didnt tell the cops about the hitchhiker.
Either way if he is guilty or not if he was acquitted in court he should of been released.
He doesn't appear to have any actual proof he was innocent either unfortunately.
you are just idiot dude ... if he not innocent then the court should not said "not guilty"
are you cant even thinking something as simple as that?
Psiros this is what you call being stuck in Limbo
But the two white men got out and killed those people
That’s what happens when you implement “get tough on crime” policies.
The guy's that killed the mother and her daughter should never get out of jail ever!!..
Just picking up on a point here regarding that fella with 9 kids by 8 women. Who is silly enough to get impregnated by a serial drop out & re offender?
I was recalled back to prison as I was arrested for something I had no involvement and they closed the investigation after 15 days however the police told my probation officer a bunch of lies and I had to remain in custody until my parole hearing which was 8 months down the line. The entire system is corrupt!
Transcripts are expensive??? WTF!!!!!
Remember this: NEVER give a ride to someone you know is down on their luck, criminal, or crazy, & carrying bags of...whatever. Wanting to be empathetic has to be balanced with the likelihood that, this might not be a good idea. Give a friendly wave, & go on about your business. You can show your charitable intentions at a soup kitchen, or other volunteer program.
That was very crappy to say not to give a ride to someone most people don't go around stealing stuff and who knows if this guy is even telling the truth he could have stole the stuff himself and made up the hitchhiker story. Who wouldn't tell the cops when they were about to arrest him I had a person in my car that I gave a ride to see it's almost unbelievable the story he gave if he had a homeless person in his car the guy would not leave that stuff cause he would want to sell it for money.
The court system is so @ss backwards! The man was sent back to prison because of a parole violation, that he was found not guilty of. It’s all about a dollar, not people
I guest the state did nottttt believe his story about he picking up the dude on the road side who left stolen good in the back seat of his truck
i have been on parole for the last 34 years i have had no violations other than they did help me get away from my ex wife which was a god send. i had made a preomise to my mom myself and the parole board that i can keep my nose clean and i have done just that .i have asked several times to the parole board about getting off parole i just wish that they can look at people as people and yes people can change
Regardless of where you are around the world, "legal" "systems" typically contain VERY LITTLE "JUSTICE"
True that but the USA takes it to a whole new level, most other countries use discretion in citizens. The USA is for profit, modern slavery’s
Few exceptions. That being Norway for example, which has every right to brag about having a just criminal justice system
@Kw #1 And I never said otherwise. Why are you asserting redundancies?
The system flat out evil
Seriously
Unnerving, but well-composed documentary.
so transcripts are expensive? and faxing a few bits of printed paper to another state could have saved an 11 yr old from getting raped beside her mother and being set on fire wasn't important enough....bollocks as for Mr. Perry... I think at his age and that they found him not guilty he should he should not have gone back to prison
The way the prison acted on the day of his release is to be a perfect example or proof that the justice department knows they were wrong in the way they handled this case! the scariest part of this all is this kind of corruptness is going on in every state! I personaly believe they don't want anyone to go straight because the system is more about making money than someone going straight!
No. They acted as they did because that is the protocol. There are security measures in place and they were being upheld.
That said, I believe he should have been released once found not guilty.
@@bela-sofia34oh be quiet with your neoconservative simp nonsense. That's not even remotely valid and also as a public facility they have no power to stop you from filming in the parking lot. Press NH Now does it all the time and puts man babies like you in their place.
9 Kids 8 moms he knows how to influence people.
There's something inherently respectable about that black woman. She's smart, quick, but seems to have a heart. I like her...
Yeah puts a man back in prison FOR LIFE for a theft charge after a jury found him not guilty. Yeah, she's real respectable with a heart.
@@meganevans839
She is a Head above the Rest
Yes I agree and we definitely need more black women like that
@@meganevans839 while I may not be a fan of hers, there was no jurisdiction or authority for her to make a determination. The woman you're referring to is part of the parole board in Connecticut. The man who was arrested, found not guilty, but still incarcerated due to a parole violation had those decisions made by the Massachusetts parole board.
I wish I could say the same. She's about odds and nothing more.
Parole hearing for just a 3 year sentence? what a waste of time and air
Fck facts I had 3 months till the end off my sentence anyway! And they was going on even if till let me out 😩
If I were Perry I would be afraid to leave home. It took a loyal woman to stand by him!!
I totally agree with you. But don't you hate when they call someone's wife or someone's husband a partner? I mean it's not like you going to play volleyball with her LOL. And I understand the concept of a marriage is a partnership but if I were to introduce my significant other to someone I would definitely not introduce her as my partner! This is my wife! Agree?
But also I can respect that she stuck by him but what I don't respect is that she never told her family and friends about him. So if you love someone so much then you should not hide anything if that's supposed to be your so-called soulmate. Agree?
Quite an injustice a man that is rehabilitated goes to prison and criminals go free
Billy Bob Survival of the fittest: The prisoners Bible. By Chief Shuaib Y. Isreal. Google The book! FACE THE Music! Is-The Revolution.
My heart went out to Mr Perry the system is truly broken
The sentence was vacated and reduced to the 19 years served as he was pressured into a plea deal. He got probation for 1 year after and is now out of the system for good.
I feel sorry for Mr. Perry
Donald just needs to do Donald. He is not in a position to save the world. He is forever too vulnerable to try to help others.
They already have their minds made up before you even walk into that meeting
The Law Enforcement in the US needs to seriously be reformed, where cameras are concerned.
In America, they have cameras everywhere to protect themselves. Well they have no right to prevent an US Citizen from filming for the same reason!! Bull!!
Anyone of those people on the parole board can find themselves facing one of their own. Humans make mistakes and as far as i know the parole board is human.
wow thanks for sharing
Donald is a great man yes me made mistakes when he was younger but just goes to show that some people truly do learn from their mistakes
Eric Grimes most don't learn!
Most become repeaters.
He got out in 2013, finished parole in 2017, and his probation is up this year. He’s free now, but disgusting move by the state putting him through that
@@sexyred6669 depends on age
So glad Donald got out but he should have never been sent back!!!!!
4:41 Is that dude playing Solitary on his Laptop? Ha
i see hitch hikers monthly, im so sorry for this man
The system needs to do a check up and re work cause its crazy
parole board's like America's Got Talent -nightmare edition
Now on January 14, 2022, I wonder where Donald Peery is now and his wife? I hope he is still doing what he loves and living life to the fullest. We could all learn a few things from Donald Peery. He's an inspiration.
find out yet?
His sentence was vacated, he is no longer on parole
@@DemHighTimes this is absolutely wonderful news! I'm so happy for him. Thank you for sharing your info.
How does this man end up back in jail for a crime he was acquitted of.
They said none of the parole board believed his story.
That he didnt tell the cops about the hitchhiker and he admitted he didnt tell the cops about the hitchhiker.
Either way if he is guilty or not if he was acquitted in court he should of been released.
Parole isn’t like the courts. They don’t have to find you guilty. All they have to do is have reasonable suspicion that you did what you were accused of
The bar for what is reasonable is low though.Say you are a suspect for every crime in the city you live in because you happen to live there.
You could say you did not do it but in theory you could be very guilty of some of those crimes.
So it could be considered reasonable to some to hold you for that.
Dustin explain why the parole board cant be held to the same standard as the courts?
William Sims exactly! Such bull!!
@@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants because he was waiting for his day in court.
“The high risk offenders… those are easy- put them under the prison” she admitted to shutting down those who committed worse crimes. Makes sense that those people don’t deserve a second chance right?
The law says the deserve meaningful consideration if they have a chance at parole
How can you keep someone locked up just because you don't agree with a jury verdict?
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I have one question for the parole board, What good is it to do the right thing and turn your life around where you have the Mayor, the Sheriff and countless other people on your side if you the parole board can even when a man is found not guilty can take his freedom back away from him for no reason? I say no reason because clearly, you had no reason here! I can only come up with one reason, it is racially motivated! the actions of the parole board are the same as if a cop stops you and arrests you without any crime being done and convicts you and sends you to prison! that is exactly what is going on in this country right now with one exception, cops can murder you and get away with it!
Man.. being on parole would be so dang stressful.
RIGHT❗ I CAN'T imagine 😳
A war on drugs is a war on people,just like in the times of Al |Capone.Stop fighting youre own people just because the use an other product to relax in there free times.adiction comes often on the moment we stigmatyce them,give them the feeling there compleetly on there own.Thats not adiction,its lonelyness.Stop the war on drugs,stop locking every one up.
Can anybody see a set-up? I would like to know if any of his legal team have looked into this possibility?I would start by looking for authorities that have had a grudge against him!
The set up is in the legal system itself. He was originally sentenced to life in prison, but did manage to earn parole. Generally, parole extends through the remainder of the suspended sentence. Which, in his case, was life unfortunately. The problem is the length of some of these parole/probation periods. That man was living and contributing to society for 11 years, without incident, before this happened. There's no logical reason for him to have still been on parole. However, that's one of the factors in the legal system set up and I think sometimes contributes to the high recidivism rates. Once you have a record, it's a lot harder for them to obtain some things ppl without records take for granted including housing.
I have been refused due process asking for a trial on a disturbance for over 4 years now with waterbury connecticut.
Waterbury is the most corrupt court i have ever seen
Best of luck to Mr. And Mrs. Donald Perry.......
no good deed goes unpunished
Keep all of them locked up Crawford thought he was getting by but the parole board did a outstanding job shutting him down!
The state set Mr. Perry up to go back. That was no coincidence at all
What a terrible injustice the parole board has done to this Donald Perry.
onlyfacts .....what scary is that your real and you think that way.
So if I am a good citizen and give a ride to a person in need I can get put in jail where I am judged by personal opinion and not the word of law and can be kept indefinitely even if I'm not guilty and found not guilty by a court so basically they are saying is that the jail system can do whatever it wants regarding to the law it makes up to suit their opinion and if you are released the system lost money for you my opinion is that it's biased and that way by design
garycsfunlife well, he was a career criminal. In America felons just don't have the same rights as everyone else. Also, people on parole are technically still property of the state - these people are serving prison sentences around regular people.
Cannot belive this has only got less then a thousand likes I LOVE THIS STORY AND END THE END NO MATTER IF GUILTY OR NO GUILT THE RIGHT DECISION WAS MADE ..ME,, I BELIVE HIM THAT PAROLE BOARD LADY KNOWS HER STUFF BOYS SHES ALL BRAINS THE WORLD NEEDS MORE OF HER AND MORE OF MR.PERRY
The bad thing is that they let people out that have done so much worst that Mr. Perry and he was found not guilty this time.
Umm...what was his first change that landed him in prison?
It was armed robbery in 1983 but in 2017 he got out of parole because the court said he shouldn't have gotten a life sentence in the first place
They didn't say anything about investigation nor finger prints on any of the equipment that was in the car or do they have any DNA at the house.
Let me tell you that there is a certain group in society that are born with a "Prison Yard Mentality" and this comes from the layer upon layer of ancestors who did time.
You hear the saying "From Cradle To Grave" well the people who hand out parole should be held accountable for ex-convicts who repeat the same offense and go back inside.
Yet, there are people who do change. Most people deserve a 2nd chance. What they do with that 2nd chance is on them and only on them. No one is to blame for your actions except YOU. So I disagree that they should be accountable. That's like saying Jeffrey Dahmer's parents were to blame for him being a serial killer. Bs.
The jury found that man to be not guilty ..so what's the problem
I remember this story I'm also a helper for the homeless in mass I'm from Springfield and Northampton
its like America's Got Talent -nightmare edition
Being around the wrong people will get you in trouble 😵💫
White man playing solitaire at 4:40 while the inmate pleads for his freedom 🤣🤣. Justice system don’t give a f*ck
Moral of the story, get a white woman.
These people are disgusting. Based on their logic a man or woman can never change. Under the prison? You can be high risk on the first charge. People can change. How is it constitutional to give them that much power over another human being…. It’s not.
This woman saved Donald
CONnecticut seems to have a lot of a bad element 🤔
I would like to know where the man is that he said he gave a ride to. Was any effort made to locate him and has there been any effort since his release?
Well the hitchiker was a made up story so we can look for him but he wont be found
@@mattgrelee2199 I think so too
Even if you not guilty you guilty smh they need to put a end to that
That’s ridiculous! That is public property and your first amendment right to film was trampled on.
The system is actually BACKWARDS
For real❗ A$$ backwards FOR SURE ❗ smh❗
25:43
How dumb he could be to tell them how much 💰 he was making selling drugs.
Twos state probation all janurary 2019
Did the police see this mysterious man that "jumped out of the car" before getting pulled over? Otherwise I call BS.
Dude knows anything brought into his car is his responsibility, it could've been a brick coke, and he'd still responsible , unless maybe the mysterious passenger claimed it.
I think pretty much the SCORES decides who gets out and who gets denied.
"If the planets alighn, will this man kill somebody?". If that has to even be asked...they don't need to be released. Jesus.
Right! Like wtf is he, a werewolf? The planets moon or stars shouldn’t matter if you’re a murderer
If Donald didn't deserve parole, no one does!
What about the board that released Manson?
Keep the good guys in prison & let the bad ones out. America is becoming a very shameful country & it makes me wonder if we were ever good. We’ve been lied to since our forefathers . It’s only getting worse In Texas if you have less than 5 yrs or lessthan likely your going to do those few years.
DISGUSTING, PEOPLE SITTING ON A BOARD DECIDING IF YOU STAY IN PRISON LONGER BECAUSE HOW YOU LOOK, IM SO DISAPPOINTED IN HOW PEOPLE TREAT ONE ANOTHER ITS HEARTBREAKING!
That guy John walls is what is wrong with the system man.
The parole board are putting everyone in the same category and that's not rite.
Mr. Perry is on parole for the rest of his life for something the courts found him innocent of. How is that? This happened in 2015 I would like to know how everything went for those prisoners that were on this program. Thats the one thing I don't like about these documentaries. They tell you a story but you never get a followup on these shows.
They dont do follow ups cuz the guys usally screw up
He not on parole anymore. He got out of parole in 2017 after a judge re sentenced him to time serve
These three are not qualified to be on the parole board. they let to killers out a commit a heinous crime in Connecticut.
Then you have this other guy life in prison model citizen gets out somebody leaves something in his car the iPad without any verification approved for fingerprints life in jail. these 3 on the parole board are a bad judge of character and they need to get off the board like yesterday.
Im sorry but as a former addict and criminal mr perrys story is bougus
I think that the justice system is messed up all the way around. At the beginning of this video the narrator stated that they wanted to find out if justice is being served. I am not in the court houses, police departments or prison and I can see and hear that justice is served disproportionately. Innocent people are being imprisoned and murdered by police while criminals are out their paying the police to look the other way. People of color receive more time than Caucasians. This did not just start happening. I am 72 years old and I have been watching this injustice going on for years. Had it not been for cell phones and internet, we would only hear from people who have been through the system on what is going on. If it weren't for people from the Innocence project and other organzations like that, we would not know the truth. Now it is true that there are innocent people in prison. The fact that people do not want to be filmed tells me that they have something to hide. Why can't they film inside the rooms where they are going to decide if a person gets paroled? Why can't the people film a person get out of prison? What do they have to hide?
Stupid that they wouldn't let you see their deliberation process.
All parole boards must double check out all cases of jailed images !
All imates must be double checked before being released from prison and jail time for parole !
7:28 defence ?
That guy at 42:00 surprised he was paroled based on those tough questions. But yeah 3500 a week I can get it. Wonder how he was as a dealer.
Prison is a money machine, I’m sure those parole officers get a big bonus for each revocation
WHEN THEY R BEHIND BARS THEY ALL SAY THE RIGHT THINGS 2 GET OUT OF JAIL & PRISON & WHEN THEY HIT THE STREETS SOME OF THEM GO RIGHT BACK 2 DOING WHAT GOT THEM THEIR IN THE FIRST PLACE NOT EVERYBODY APPRECIATES THEIR FREEDOM UNTIL ITS GONE
I felt so sorry for him that guy his been trying make a good change in his life and look what happened I still can't believe how the american justice system work some people with better record stay in prison and some people with worst record came out of prison based on 4 or 5 people that belong to parole board who decided who can go or stay. I hope he can turn around his life for better like he did before when he had his previous parole and I do understand that we all are human being and we make mistake but the difference are that some people really want change their life and some not but the one that really want change their life need a second chance if they committed a terrible crime as a murders or rapes then there are NO chance for Paroles or probation they must stay behind bars for life because such terrible crimes like that a least the only way they can pay their debts with society is prison for life or death penalties and I know the only one who can take our life is GOD because he is the only one that give us our life.
Most porale board members are pieces of trash. They sit there and read from a piece of paper only the bad things you did or times you messed up. They don't know that person at all. They was absolutely no way that lady knew he was going to hurt anyone again. Keeping him in prison longer is making him worse.
Give us reparations then
This new approach to paroling someone isn't a perfect fix! In other words to be fair and to properly evaluate someone still must come down to human evaluation, not a computer! so that I believe using this new system is going to make bad decisions going either way! I believe no matter what you do it will always be a hit and miss deal when releasing someone on parol!
hey this black judge has an elongated skull just like king tut and his royal bloodline. cool
😂😂
Why didn't the cops go after the hitchhiker? Because he had every intention of keeping the goods - and a white woman partner? Typical, black woman wouldn't go near him.
One of the biggest problems I see with the so-called justice system is they judge everyone under the same umbrella! they don't take each case or person individually, I believe that is because of old fashion laziness, I mean if you take 10 people and 9 act in the same way but you treat all 10 the same way is that really fair to the one that is not the same? I have experienced this myself not in a criminal case but in a case where I was judged as being the same as everyone else and it wasn't right!
There are people alot more dangerous than those guys that make parole. Besides it's not about justice anymore anyway. If it ever was to begin with. The other crime these guys committed was being indigent also. It's also about what kind of money they have and dont have. Had these guys been rich, they either would not have gotten any time to begin with. Or at the very least would have gotten less time than what they're doing. Yes the ultimate way to avoid it is just dont commit crimes. And while that may be ideal, it goes alot deeper than that. Dont forget there have also been those convicted of things they didnt even do. Sure they got cleared after seving decades. But they were also depending on representation by a court appointed public pretender too. So "just dont commit crimes" isnt exactly a guarantee to avoid prison either
If my head was shaped like that parole lady i'd be growing some hair in a hurry😂 or to cover up that big zit on the back of her head😂
She is a beautiful lady.
I guess I'm wrong..they do have it
The justice system is broken
as usual blame someone else for your wrong doing
They don't do parole in MA no more
😮 really????