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Supporters of battered women,<br><br>
Today marks another day that politics trumped justice.<br><br>
In a decision supposedly signed Oct. 15 but not released until Friday
evening on Oct. 22, Governor Schwarzenegger REVERSED the parole
recommendation for incarcerated survivor and mother of two, Flozelle
Woodmore. The written decision virtually copied those of former
Governor Gray Davis, who reversed Flozelle's parole TWICE, once in 2002
and again in 2003.<br><br>
Flozelle, her children, and her family have suffered long
enough.<br><br>
The Governor's decision will be challenged in court, but we need the
public to voice your outrage.<br><br>
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On October 22, 2004, the Governor’s office REVERSED the parole
recommendation for battered woman prisoner Flozelle Woodmore for the
THIRD YEAR IN A ROW, despite the fact that:<br><br>
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· She shot her abusive
boyfriend after being tortured by him for 5 years<br><br>
· She has already served 18
years in prison, even though this was her first offense<br><br>
· She was only 13 years old
when she met her batterer, and only 18 when she shot him<br><br>
· Her batterer’s family
supports her release<br><br>
· Flozelle has not had a single
serious disciplinary write-up since 1992—over 12 years ago!<br><br>
· Flozelle has been recommended
for release three years in a row by the parole board<br><br>
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Are you outraged that OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS of your tax money has
already been spent to keep Flozelle locked up? Then let Arnold
know! <br>
Demand that he reconsider his decision! Demand that he release
lifers when the parole board says they should go home! Call or
write to:<br><br>
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Office of the Governor<br><br>
Legal Affairs Secretary<br><br>
State Capitol<br><br>
Sacramento, CA 95814<br><br>
916-445-0873 ~ 916-323-0935 (fax)<br><br>
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**For more info about Flozelle, go to
<a href="http://www.freebatteredwomen.org/" eudora="autourl">www.freebatteredwomen.org</a>
or call 415-255-7036 ext. 309**<br><br>
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