This Could Be
Your Grandmother!!
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
Governor Schwarzenegger:
I hereby insist that you grant clemency to Helen Loheac and order the
immediate release
of this 85-year-old woman on the grounds of simple
humanitarian decency and fiscal responsibility.
Helen has been incarcerated for more than 15 years for her alleged
involvement in a dubious conspiracy to commit murder. No one was
harmed or killed as a result of this conspiracy and it is doubtful that
Helen had any real understanding or intentional involvement in this crime.
Helen fulfilled a request from her son to give his money to someone, as her
son was in the county jail and could not handle the transaction himself.
The person to whom she gave the money was an undercover police officer who
was investigating her son. Helen's son was a vicious predator who was
abusive toward her. She was afraid of him therefore she did what he
ordered her to do.
Helen appeared before the Board of Parole Hearings recently, was denied
parole, and told to come back next year with, "employment
plans/financial plans" despite the fact that she is over 85 years
old. The Board also failed to consider that Helen is transported to
the local hospital three (3) times a week for kidney dialysis. Even
though she is 5 feet tall and weighs 90 lbs., she is shackled, waist
chained, and transported by two (2) armed guards to each hospital visit.
She is often confused and frightened and the prison environment is very
difficult for her. It is difficult to think of anyone who poses less
of a threat to society than Helen Loheac. Releasing this woman would
save the state a great deal of money, and there is no conceivable reason why
she should remain in prison.
Sister Terry Dodge, S.S.L., has accepted Helen at Crossroads, a residential
program for women leaving prison, where she will have a supportive
environment. Helen has more than paid for any mistake she might have
made and should be released at once.
Clemency for Helen Loheac is both a morally and fiscally sound decision.
I urge you to grant clemency and immediately release this 85-year-old woman
who has never killed or Injured anyone.
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF THIS WAS YOUR
GRANDMOTHER?
Name:_______________________
Address:_____________________
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