B) The August 1, 2006, parole board failed to give sufficient acknowledgment of Appellants institutional record. In fact, it is difficult to believe any member of the parole board adequately reviewed Appellant's institutional record. The parole board did not know that Appellant had obtained Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from SUNY New Paltz in 1994 until Appellant told them. They made no mention that Appellant received two commendations for preventing two prison riots. No mention that Appellant received certificates for raising funds for the Childrens Fund, proposed to raise funds for the 9/11 victims, received certificates for being the Office Manager of the Computer Literacy class, had established sociology and poetry classes, been a Teacher's Aide, obtained vocational certificates for Drafting, and established community self-help programs. There was no acknowledgment of interpersonal relationship with staff or inmates. However, Appellant informed that Parole Officer J. Jasniewski, who was in the hearing room, had been a correctional officer at Auburn for 5 years prior to becoming a Parole Officer. Parole Officer Jasniewski had the opportunity to observe and interact with Appellant in those five years and note Appellant's character and personality. But the parole commissioners never inquired and learned Parole Officer Jasniewski' s impression of Appellant's social behavior in the prison environment. This failure of the parole board further indicates a negative predisposition to deny Appellant release on parole.


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