Is it true that people with longer prison terms are more likely to get paroled first time infron of the board?

Someone told me that first time felons that recieved longer prison terms (say 30 years) are more likely to be granted parole the first time than those who have gotten shorter prison terms (5years), is this true? I also heard that victims statements asking the prisoner not to be paroled are also a big influence in parole denial.???Is it true that people with longer prison terms are more likely to get paroled first time infron of the board?
It is true, but that statistic is quite misleading.





A person who receives a 30 year sentence will normally have a much longer sentence before they are eligible for parole. For example, they may have 20 years before they go before the parole board to straighten up, become a model prisoner, demonstrate good behavior, and seek forgiveness from the victim or victim's family.





A person with the shorter 5 year sentence may go before the parole board after a year or two. They are less likely to have a lengthy record of good behavior or have the victim / victim's family advocating their parole. The parole board may consider the year or two they have served insufficent punishment for their crime.





Even though the percentage of their term served may be the same, a parole board may look at 2 years of a 4 year prison term as insufficient while 20 years of a 40 year prison term should have 'gotten the point across'. A parole board is also more likely to consider the longer terms (especially with regards to drugs) as excessive, while they would consider the shorter term as a fair punishment.





Remember, the person with a 5 year sentence and the person with a 30 year sentence may have been convicted of the exact same crime.Is it true that people with longer prison terms are more likely to get paroled first time infron of the board?
It is not true that felons with longer prison sentences are released at their first parole hearings....usually those hearings are set to acquaint the prisoner with the process and to cover the conduct and rehabilitation efforts of the prisoner. For the most part prisoners with long term sentences are held for at least 75% of their committment term before even considered being released on parole.





Victim statements play a huge part in influencing parole boards. Victims may actually attend most parole hearings as well as prosecutors where the prisoner was charged and convicted. It is always a good thing for prosecutors to attend these parole hearings to show the parole board that there is still significant interest in keeping the prisoner in prison rather than early release.
I was sentenced to three years and was given probation.
I am sorry, I don't know. I am concerned that Malter, who answered earlier, seems to advocate longer sentences regardless of circumstances.





Tough on crime turned dumb on crime, has resulted in unreasonably long sentences that make us less safe when inmates are released.





Prison time replaced mental hospitals and it will be worse when our brave soldiers return and are incarcerated due to crimes committed because of their PTSD. We desperately need prison reforms, sensible rehab programs, and parole reforms.





We cannot afford to continue building and staffing monolithic prisons. They are not serving their purpose of rehabilitating ex-felons or making us safer. The big business of prisons cost us huge amounts of money.