Please join our letter writing campaign to the Parole Board.  We have received confirmation that letters from the community WILL be considered, so please write.

Parole Board Writing Campaign

Both faxed and mailed letters are best because the Parole Board will be considering them while they are making their decision.  Community letters WILL be accepted!
  • Mail Letters to:

             Massachusetts Parole Board
             Attn: Victim Services,
             Unit 12, Mercer Rd.
             Natick, MA 01760

  • Or via fax: 508-650-4599

  • Include Prisoner Name and Offender Number
           Name: Richard Baldwin           Offender Number: W56202
 
GUIDES FOR WRITING EFFECTIVE PAROLE PROTEST LETTERS

  • Victim Description
  1. Begin with a description of the life of the victim before the crime 
  2.  Include the name of your loved one, their age, accomplishments and plans for the future 


  • Survivors: List the people that were left behind by this crime 
  1.  What relationship does each person have to the victim 
  2.  What has been the impact of this loss on each specific person 
  3.  Personal loss, monetary loss, therapy required, etc. 


  • Crime Description: Detail the circumstances of the murder 
  1. Unnecessary 
  2. Heinousness 
  3. Personal culpability of killer 
  4. Lack of mitigating circumstances 
  5. Parole Impact 


  • Parole Impact: Describe the impact that the perpetrator’s parole would have on your family 
  1.  Fear for personal safety 
  2.  Threats made against survivors 
  3.  Make clear any knowledge the perpetrator might have of the family 


  • Inmate Information:  Tell the parole board as much as you can about the perpetrator 
  1.  Was the perpetrator someone that the victim, or the victim’s family or friends knew before the murder 
  2.  Do you know where the perpetrator would reside if he/she were to be paroled? Is it near any family of the victim? 
  3.  Detail any prior criminal record of the perpetrator 


  • Parole Restrictions: Request certain restrictions 
  1.  Ask for parole eligibility to be deferred for the maximum amount allowed in your state if this parole is denied 
  2.  If the perpetrator is paroled, ask for restrictions to be placed on his parole that will keep him from entering the proximity of any survivors 


  • Important Information: You will need to include the following information in your letter: 
  1. Inmate's Name: RIchard Baldwin
  2. Offender Number: W56202 
  3. Sign the letter and have a return address so the parole board knows you are a real person and not a mass mailing.


If you need more information on a different offender, please use www.vinelink.com to obtain offender numbers or other pertinent information.

SAMPLE LETTER TO PAROLE BOARD

<YOUR NAME>
<ADDRESS>


<DATE>

Massachusetts Parole Board
Attn: Victim Services,
Unit 12, Mercer Rd.
Natick, MA 01760


Dear Honorable Members of the Parole Board :


BODY OF THE LETTER


Sincerely,
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