Chapter 17 - Martha's Final Desperate Plea Is Rejected

Ten years into her sentence, an aging Martha submitted a formal petition for medical parole, citing poor health and advanced age. The parole board reviewed her file, including impact statements from victim advocacy groups detailing her total lack of remorse or accountability.
The board denied her request unanimously, ruling that she must serve her full fifteen-year sentence in the state facility.
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When news of the decision reached her cell, Martha looked at an old newspaper clipping of Chloe’s corporate success, weeping in silence.
She had traded her son, her grandson, and her freedom for hubris and greed.