I am writing to request your support for my participation in the home confinement program. As you know, life is like a business, and just like a company needs to be evaluated by its entire financial statement, my journey towards home confinement must be viewed in its entirety. I want to take a moment to share my story with you and how I have transformed myself into a new man.

I grew up without a mother and a father, which made life challenging for me. At the age of 14, my mother passed away after a long battle with cancer, and I felt like I had fallen through the cracks. I have spent a significant amount of time behind bars and have gone through the school of hard knocks. In 2008, I was sentenced to seven years at Maine State Prison, where I immersed myself in the substance abuse department, enrolled in school, facilitated classes, and attended many educational seminars. By the time I walked out of prison in December 2014, I had transformed myself into a new man with a written release plan.

Since then, I have followed my plan and built a successful business, earned a reputation for quality and service, and secured a subdivision with a commercial lot and building for my business. I have also bought myself a home and started planning for my retirement years. I have come a long way by making plans for my goals and following through.

Despite these achievements, I have faced significant personal challenges, including off-the-charts stress, financial obligation, and having a daughter in the throes of addiction. I have witnessed the impact of addiction on my family, and it has been my mission to be a stable father figure for my granddaughters and daughters. I have also taken on my two teenage daughters, and while it has been challenging, I have done my best to ensure they have a stable home.

Recently, I had emergency surgery, and it has become apparent to me that I need to change my day-to-day dynamic. I am exploring a different career that will be more manageable for me and keep me less dependent on employees and related complications. I also plan on getting counseling to better deal with life and codependency.

I have a plan in place that includes attending AA meetings, doing personal enrichment reading, participating in counseling, and realigning my life to be less dependent on driving to work. I am eager to get counseling to learn healthy coping skills that will help me put the demons of my past to rest and move forward as a healthier and stronger man.

I am the most stable individual in my daughters and granddaughters’ lives, and I have an enormous amount of fear and guilt about losing precious years with the people I love. Without me being there for my girls, I am so afraid they will give up hope and meet their death from addiction. My greatest fear is losing the life of one of my family members.

I am committed to following a plan, and I am requesting your recommendation to be considered for the home confinement program. I believe that this program will help me continue to build a better life for myself and my family. Thank you for your time and consideration.