SO WHAT FOOL BOTCHED THAT ONE....?

What I want to know is why did this woman go to prison in the first place??? The article says she was suicidal at the time of the killing. Should she have killed herself instead? Who in the world did she have for a lawyer and is the dufus still practicing law?? This is so typical of what our great land of the free has come to in recent years. Punish the innocent and let the guilty go free to do more damage. I wonder what our Lord thinks of this country that He chose to be founded on His principals. Lord help us all!

Sorry to all the bleeding hearts out there, if he had been sexually abusing his child along with all the other things, then he got Exactly what he deserved! She should never have been put away for this! This is sick and depraved and until it happens in your family you really should have Nothing to say differently!

Thats not right why is it that women are the ones that use that to get off the hook for the crime. Gov. John Baldacci should then go through all the cases in maine and do the same thing for males also!!

In view of the guilty charge against Carol Graves, there is something that must be brought to the argument that some people "just cannot take it anymore", and act upon it. To be physically, emotionally and sexually abused by their own father, must be a horrifying experience...especially if it has been going on for 31 years! It was a wonder Carol Graves lasted that long without an emotional fallout. Carol must not have experienced any "real" relationship or "feelings" of emotion or physical, due to her father's abuses. I think that Governor Baldacci was correct in his actions to commute the sentence of Ms. Graves. With some psychiatrist assistance, maybe she can put her life back into some order now.

I am the last person to say anything towards people who break the law in any fashion, yet I will say that we as a society are too soft on criminals. We catch them, incarseate them and then let them set around and do nothing while the tax payers pay for them. They have cable TV, three square meals, clean laundry, and an hour a day to go out and excersize. There are some who do actually take this time to make changes in their lives so they do not repeat thier mistake. Change can happen and I am proof of this as many others are. I feel if we are going to pay for someone to sit in jail hen they should be working and earning their way as they would if they were out of jail. Inmates should be gardening to help cut the costs of food; screenprinting all of the political signs, police signs, license plates as well as printing all documents used in any governmental way. If they can break the law then we need to teach them to work and earn their way. Let's take the burden off the tax payer as well as teach them a new way of life. Is it not more important to enable the growth of a human being that to enable their demise?

I worked with Sunshine at the blueberry factory. She was a very hard worker, friendly, and compassionate lady. When the news broke, I was in shock. I didn't believe she did it and still don't. I am so sorry for herself and her beautiful daughter. I am so glad to here this great news. I hope she has a happy reunion with her family. Hopefully the narrow minded people of Hancock County will help her get her life back. God Bless you Sunshine.

Once she turned 18 she should have left and NEVER turned back. But the choice was hers to stay and then kill her father!! She should stay in prison!!

pcme2000 - You appear to have some really serious problems.Tell us, have you ever had to live your life like that? Do you have any idea at all what it must be like to be , the worst of all, sexually abused by your own father? Do you honestly beleive that being in prisonfor all this time because of what someone did to you is being 'let off the hook'? Or do you simply not like women? To the ones who think we are to soft on 'crimanals'? Maybe so, it depends on the crime,.and child molesters are right up there with the killers. The child might still be alive, but the soul was killed when the molesting started. Think about that.

I don;t know this lady,but she deserves to be free,she couldn't take that abuse anymore,he was lucky she didn't do it sooner.now if the people of her town

can give her a welcome with open arms,this will releive the burden on this ladys back that she has carried for 17 years and all the other tragic years that she

had with that person,please welcome her with open arms.

pcme2000 I didn't realize you personally knew this victim! And the horrific life she was leading.Thank God for her the worst might come to an end. But certainly not from the likes of people like you.Hope I never have jury duty if You 'slip' up.

What are police for? If somebody is being abused aren't they supposed to call them, or if they can't, find someone that can?

Yeah...no afterthought here...as this has been on my mind from the beginning when I first read the article; but someone said that Ms. Graves had, actually reported this to the authorities. Who those "authorities" were...was not stated. But, if any "authority" had received the abuse report, made the correct statement interview, called-in the proper state agencies to deal with the issue...and LONG AGO...I may add, then where was the ball bobbled, anyway? There was a missing link in the chain of events that could have stopped this matter right in the beginning. Even if Ms. Graves did not report it herself; someone else may have had knowledge of the contact between her father and her.

I am a personal friend of Carol (Sunshine) and I have to say that she is very deserving of this commutation! She has worked very hard on her and is a very talented person, having an eye for crafts and being able to take not much and make something beautiful out of it. She has worked doing various jobs and taken all classes that she could while at WCC. She will be a productive citizen upon her release and I am proud to call her my friend. As an abuse victim I can say, until you've been one you have no idea what we go through, physically as well as mentally. It isn't something that we just get over because we aren't being abused now. I think everyone that feels that way should attend a meeting for victims or volunteer at a shelter to see the various things that women have experienced and how it has affected them. I am not saying that killing the abuser is the right way, what I am saying is that it isn't up to us to be the judge of that! As far as the comment regarding what prisoners should do: At one time the WCC in Windham had a gardening program for women that had both vegetables and flowers. A part of this was taken away due to lack of money being provided by the State to fund this program. Women with security clearance have asked to go out and be able to work on the property but are not allowed, all of these jobs go to the men at the facility. A lot of the women make homemade items such as hats, mittens, etc. for their families in order to keep active and to be doing something productive. The money to buy the yarn, thread comes from the generosity of the family and friends of inmates, it isn't a freebie from the State. These items are not allowed to be sold so money is not to be made on any of the items by the workers. Each inmate is required to take certain classes that are offered and to work toward becoming a productive person when they are released. The inmates each have a daily job that is done; i.e. cleaning, etc. Most women want to work and be able to send money out to their families but can't. The kitchen has 2 paying jobs for female inmates and the remainder of the jobs are done by women that are just trying to find a way pass the day and learn basic kitchen food prep; the Industry Program has approximately 10 women that work and earn money but that is all they have room for. Other women are signed up for months trying to get into the industry department to work. Inmates have put themselves where they are but believe me when I say, they pay for their crimes. Being away from family alone is a huge sacrifice for making a poor decision. I was one of those inmates so I know from experience what poor judgment can do to a person. It would be a wonderful world if we could all say that we followed the law 100% and never made wrong decisions. I am happy to be free from the walls but will live in my own little hell world for things I've done and things that have been done to me. Wish Carol the best - she deserves it!