JUNE 28, 2021
From: Jim Fussell
A154-973
To: All Social Media Followers
Ref: Parole Board Contact Info
Hello,
Several have asked how they can reach out to the Ohio Parole Board to submit emails on my behalf, to request that the parole board grant parole to me.
You can send emails to:
DRC.ParoleBoardOfficeConference@odrc.state.oh.us
In your email please be sure to include my name, James Fussell, Jr. A154-973.
Additionally you can phone the Ohio Parole Board at 614-995-0146.
If Domino Deeds has impacted your life in any way and you want to help, you are encouraged to reach out to allow your voice to be heard.
The parole board, during my last hearing commented that I had strong community support FOR my release however there was equally strong opposition to my release.
It takes a village and ALL voices matter. If your heart leads you to write or contact the Ohio Parole Board on my behalf, I will be grateful to you.
Thank you,
Jim Fussell
Artist/Founder of Domino Deeds
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Can you have those persons who oppose contact information? We need to go to the root. Sell yourself to the opposition, as these are the minds you need to convince. Offer home detention for a period, but show most of all that you are a valuable asset to your community, and will uphold the principles set forth in the Constitution of the United States.
Hi Douglas,
Sorry for my late reply! I will forward your question to Jim and paste his response here soon.
Thanks for your comment!
Christi – website admin
Hi Douglas,
I just received Jim’s response. I’ll paste it here:
“Regarding the comment about me being willing to undergo home detention. Ankle monitors are a avenue for most, however convicted murderers are under five years close supervision, must report to a parole officer often, be employed, avoid contact with known criminals, etc. I hear that convicted murderers must register with law enforcement for 10 years. So monitoring is covered. As for my change as a person, I believe decades of documented accounts of Domino Deed activity pretty well paint a picture of a person with pro social behavior and not one of antisocial behavior.
My mission for the past nearly four decades has been to leave a mark of compassion, love, empathy, and to lift others up. Something unmatched by ANY other Ohio incarcerated individual and I seriously doubt matched by anyone in any prison system in the United States.
I would be willing to endure any form of monitoring, including placing a chip under my skin, to gain my freedom.
As for people who may oppose my release, they too need to be aware that certain laws exist that protect their identity and I am more focused on positive fellow humans than negative fellow humans. Those who oppose, ALWAYS hide behind computer screens and send off snail mail filled with their venom. Sadly they often are not even connected to the victims or anyone else, they just want to be part of something negative.
I have served 25 years beyond my eligibility for release. When does revenge end? You can only extend the olive branch to those who will accept it. I hope this covered your question.
Thank you, Jim Fussell.”
Dear Mr. Fussell,
I am a distant relative of the two women you murdered. I’m distant by virtue of being of another generation, however, my mother has often talked about that day and what subsequently happened to her cousin, the now long-deceased Judge Burkhart. Although as you learned, there is no constitutional right to parole, I am wondering why you have been denied parole since becoming technically eligible for it. I can find no ready explanation from internet-based sources. Are the denials associated with the crime against the family of a government/court official? Are the denials a function of your prison behaviors? Are the denials a result of your failure to be genuinely remorseful for or authentically regret taking those two innocent women’s lives? Or do the denials have another reason. I have no personal stake in whether you are paroled or not, I was just curious. Please forgive my impertinence. Christ’s peace to you.
Thank you for the persons comment. If you would relay this reply please.
Hello. I was eligible for parole consideration in 1998 after serving the mandatory 20 year sentence for the senseless murders of Marjorie Burchart and Erica Cameron.
I received a 10 year continuance, serious nature of offence.
In 2008 I received a 5 year continuance, serious nature of offence.
In 2013 I received another 5 year continuance, serious nature of offence.
In 2018 I received another 5 year continuance, serious nature of offence.
In 2023 I received a 3 year continuance, nature of offence.
I have NOT had any institution conduct reports for the past 44 years. My first couple of years I received four conduct reports, nothing major.
I have been a model prisoner past 44 years, holding down sensitive jobs, created Domino Deeds, shared/gifted 11,337 landscape paintings to various causes over past few decades.
In life we are responsible for our choices. I have many regrets.
Thank you for asking your questions. I hope this gives you some clarity. So often people speculate or assume instead of simply asking.
There is a direct text mechanism available for anyone to connect with me directly however if a family member of any victim wishes to communicate with me, I must advise that person to reach out to ODRC to inquire about the approved process.
Your message was just relayed to me by my administrator, I have no idea how long your text remained dormant. Much respect to you.