"I've managed to come to these parole hearings and bravely sit here before you. It's getting harder and harder to do that now. It's unfortunate because I think that their 'max-out' dates are coming up. I know this is a critical time for me to be showing my face now. It's getting extremely hard for me"

"I don't feel like walking out of my place of work, turning the corner and running into some guy and think 'that might be him'. What kind of life is that?"