[Magdalen] Heather Cook

[Eleanor Braun]

Normally there are conditions on the suspended sentence which would be
similar to parole conditions. So if she were required to abstain from
alcohol and drugs, only drive to work and church, or whatever, and violated
those conditions, then she would be liable to serve the additional 13
years.  So it's similar to being sentenced to 20 years, then paroled after
serving 7 years.

Eleanor

On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 12:41 PM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:

> From: Eleanor Braun
>
> Strictly speaking, she was sentenced to 20 years; however 13 years were
> suspended.  If after her release from prison in 7 years she violates the
>
> Exactly how is the suspension and Parole related? They're certainly not
> the same thing. A parole could let her out in fairly short order, but that
> doesn’t affect the length of the sentence or the suspension part of it.
>
> The exception would be if the sentence included a clause restricting the
> availability of parole.
>
> Those who think this is to lenient might consider that there's a
> considerable amount of white privilege at work when one pulls the car past
> the foot of the driveway.
>
> See:
>
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/25/us/racial-disparity-traffic-stops-driving-black.html?_r=0
> Cheers,
> Jim Guthrie
>