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dharmaBum
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ALL of the explicit triggers related to this thread were caused by the felony offender's decision to remain incarcerated past his earned release date in a prison near my small-town home. On a dual front while I was addressing the shortcomings and harms of the Crime Victims Compensation organization, I was advocating for myself, without an ally, with the Department of Corrections. After 60 days of back and forth with beaurocratic entities, the Department of Corrections granted my request to move the offender to a different prison so that he would no longer have access to local media and I could go about my life without fear due to his proximity.
This is a major victory.
Unanswered, are these questions:
1. Why was I not notified prior to his assignment to this prison, as I am an identified victim of documented severe violence?
2. Why didn't my DOC liaisons let me know I had a right to ask for his transer when I expressed my strong concerns?
3. Who's job was it to notify me of my right to ask for a prison transfer or to protest the prison assignment?
I've requested the public records for this inmate in order to determine if there was a violation of my rights. I am an advocate for crime survivors and have spoken to the legislature twice, once is sworn testimony, about my experience as a survivor of violent crime resulting in incarceration. I will speak to the legislature again in a few months in a less formal "round table." My sense is that we can make a change statewide to leave fewer people in my position.
This is a major victory.
Unanswered, are these questions:
1. Why was I not notified prior to his assignment to this prison, as I am an identified victim of documented severe violence?
2. Why didn't my DOC liaisons let me know I had a right to ask for his transer when I expressed my strong concerns?
3. Who's job was it to notify me of my right to ask for a prison transfer or to protest the prison assignment?
I've requested the public records for this inmate in order to determine if there was a violation of my rights. I am an advocate for crime survivors and have spoken to the legislature twice, once is sworn testimony, about my experience as a survivor of violent crime resulting in incarceration. I will speak to the legislature again in a few months in a less formal "round table." My sense is that we can make a change statewide to leave fewer people in my position.
