Arizona Board of Executive Clemency

The agency that I work for is the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency. This agency is in charge of processing and conducting daily parole hearing for inmates convicted of offenses. The Board conducts hearings that considers home arrests, work furlough, absolute discharge from imprisonment or from parole supervision. Most importantly, is the function of the board of conducting hearings for clemency actions that include, pardon, commutation of sentence and reprieve. These hearings are public, and the inmates do not come directly to the agency, they are televised in the general foyer of our agency.
There is a Board that is composed of four individuals that base on the facts, letters and actions of those being heard, their family and the victims services, determine the fate of these inmates. This board is also inside of our agency and there are six employees that run the administration of the agency and assists the Executive Director.
My role, responsibilities and duties are given to me by the agency manager of interns. She is very knowledgeable and very resourceful. I am given daily responsibilities that include the research and information required to put cases together for the board to inspect, research and analyse before the hearings. These cases are the inmates application, their versions of incident, criminal records, and letters from those that support their release.
I am very excited that everyday I learn something new and realize how important it is to be part of the justice system that has the interest of all Arizona's citizens safety in mind when making decisions.