Christie Hankins

Hello, Mr. Raimondo represented me in January/February 2015 and he was able to get my sentence to four years with half. I arrived at Chowchilla on April 15th, 2015 and I was scared to death. While there I recieved so much therapy and had an amazing councilor that helped me. I had no 115's or any disciplinary actions. I used my short time there to my benefit. While I was there I applied to CCTRP and was accepted. I left Chowchilla for CCTRP in Bakersfield on February 3rd, 2016 and was there until my release date of July 10th, 2016. CCTRP is a program where I stayed with an ankle monitor on. There I received more therapy in a group setting and my family was able to come visit on the weekends. The benefits was they didn't see me in a prison and prison clothing. Since my release on 07/10/2016 I've been able to reconnect with all four of my children. Two of which I had no contact with from November 7th, 2006. The first was my daughter and happily we have an amazing relationship. My youngest is 24yrs old and we're still working on our relationship but we are getting there. I can say with 100% I have my children's love and respect and it's the same with other family members. Parole kept my on all 3yrs of parole but that's because all they knew was my oast. On July 10th, 2016 I completed all 3yrs with positively.i have several personal reference from the 3 different parole officers, my councilor and 2 supervisors from parole. I've obtained certification for medical billing and I'm working with a company that has benefits. I now live in Cassville, Missouri and I'm loving life. I wanted to tell Mr. Ramundo thank you. I was devastated going to prison and scared to death. However, it was where I needed to be. I've paid off all my court fines and my restitution. My fines alone were almost $8500 but that was accumulated from 2006 until 2015. Today, I'm thriving and Mr. Ramundo has been a huge part of that. Sincerely, Christie Hankins