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As you are here, I am assuming you have a loved one serving a prison sentence.  If so, maybe we have something to talk about.

I spent four years teaching in a men’s prison.  Looking back, teaching men living behind bars was the most rewarding experience in my long and varied career.  I am an older guy and I have a pretty interesting career background, and nothing I have ever done compares to teaching inmates.

I once taught high school English, and, believe me, the convicted felons in my class were far more respectable than the spoiled teenagers I faced.  

Do you know what I learned during those four years?  I learned a lot of the men serving prison sentences were really pretty good guys.  I won’t deny some of these men had committed some pretty serious crimes, but many of these crimes were committed in a “heat of the moment” situation.  What I am saying is this:  I rarely met an inmate whom I would call a “monster.”  Almost all of the men I met were likeable fellows.  I made a lot of friends during those four years. 

By God’s grace, I was able to help some of my incarcerated friends when it came time for them to face the parole board.  Let me explain:  While I was serving as a teacher, I developed a blueprint for a parole release plan—sometimes known as a prison release plan.  Either way, the parole release plan is just that—a written plan that explains how the parolee will achieve lasting success upon release.  No one plans to fail, but without a plan, ill-prepared parolees often find themselves in situations that mean a return to prison.  We must not allow this to happen.

A parole release plan, properly prepared, gives the parole board a reason to say yes to the inmate’s request for an early release.   And a parole release plan, when followed, reduces the parolee’s risks of recidivism.  Once they are out, let’s keep them from going back, right?

The first inmate to use my parole release plan formula was paroled after serving a grueling twenty-seven year sentence.  He is now a productive member of society and doing quite well for himself.  The next inmate who used my parole release plan was released after serving three decades behind prison walls.  He and his wife are now working with kids through a nonprofit organization.  One of my parolees, who served a seventeen year stretch, is now employed as a substance abuse counselor.  Pretty amazing, isn’t it?  Recently, I helped an inmate who had been a faithful student in my classes, and now he is a free man after spending thirty-three years behind bars.  He lives near me, so we have lunch together a couple of times a month.  He’s a good guy!

I spent a lot of time developing my parole release plan, but the end results were well worth the time and effort.  Simply stated, my parole strategy makes sense.  I am not saying that every prisoner who follows my guidelines is paroled, for this would not be true, but I like to think my parole release plan is highly effective.

Like I said, my strategy is to give members of the state parole board a reason to say yes to your incarcerated loved one’s request for an early release.

There are lawyers who will prepare a parole release plan for a price—maybe $2,000 or more.  That’s a lot of money.  My parole release plan preparer’s guide is $9.95.  That isn’t a lot of money.  Some have tried using AI to prepare a parole release plan, but I would not be willing to trust my loved one’s future happiness to artificial intelligence. 

I am not in the business of giving false hope.  I cannot guarantee you that following my parole release plan guidelines will bring your loved one home, but between the two of us, we will give your loved one a fighting chance.

Listen, laws governing paroles vary state by state, but if you have a loved one who is eligible for a parole hearing within the next twelve months or so, now is the time to prepare.  Working together, maybe we can bring them home where they belong.  We can certainly try, right?

Again, I do not want to build up your hopes unrealistically, but I will give you my home phone number and offer sound, reasonable advice as I am able.  I am not a miracle worker, but I know my business.

Is this something you can do?  My parole release plan leads you every step of the way.  I will even give you a copy of a parole release plan that you can follow as a pattern or a template.  I am not perfect, but I have worked hard to give you all the tools that you need for success.

Are you ready to give this a try? 

By the way, I will prepare your loved one’s parole release plan for $299—a bargain compared to what some charge, but why pay me when you can spend $9.95 and do it yourself?  You need your money more than I need your money, so take the do-it-yourself route and keep your hard-earned cash in your pocket or purse.

I wish you and your incarcerated loved one the best!

--Michael Blunk, Th.D.

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Never give up and never abandon hope.