For most adults in the U.S. their only exposure to the criminal justice proceeding, known as parole, is what they see on film.  But the actual details behind parole hearings, those who qualify, and the process for those incarcerated to receive their freedom is not for the faint of heart.  As Attorney Ryan Schiff says, "In a parole hearing, we as attorney's must take a back seat and no longer be the Director of the proceeding, like we are with our clients, pre-incarceration".   Another fact, the knowledge of a parole hearing, for an incarcerated individual can be many years away.  As Attorney Melissa Celli states, "You can walk into any prison in the United States and ask an incarcerated individual the date of their parole hearing, no matter how far in the future, and they will know it."   Join Melissa and Ryan as they open a door to the true facts behind parole.

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