To: Hon Andrew Blum, Judge, Lake County CA Superior Court
JUSTICE FOR 70 YEAR OLD WOMAN
Modify the 13 year sentence for a woman convicted of drug charges and now forced to pay $13.50 per day for an ankle monitor until 2018, over half of her social security each month, or go back to county jail. She has already spent 21 months in jail and paid the fees for 15 months.
Why is this important?
I am at the end of my rope, so to speak. Every month I struggle to make ends meet and pay these steep costs (or go back to jail). I feel that I have paid for my crime, since some violent offenders receive less punishment. 13 years at my age (67 at time of sentencing) is the same as a death sentence. I have been clean and sober for three years now and fully intend to stay that way.