Jonathan Bryant Little
00561-107
RELEASE PLAN
Dear Unit Team: Leavenworth USP/FCI
Case Manager Mr. Heim, Unit Manager Mr.Harvey, Counselor Mr.Gully
I am presenting to you my Release Plan. This plan will provide you with an open look into what I perceive to be a future for myself and family. The BOP emphasizes on the importance of building a good release plan focusing on Education, and Reentry Programming as keys to success.
Let me start by saying on February 14, 2020 I plead guilty to three counts of Robbery. I accept responsibility for my actions that brought me here, but I know that remorse alone cannot make amends for my crimes. I have determined that I will commit to making this time productive, reconciling with society, and strengthening relationships with my family.
I have developed my release plan as an accountability tool that describes my self-directed pathway to prepare for the best outcomes after my release. I will continue updating and expanding this document as I meet milestones on my journey and set new goals consistent with my commitments.
The plan includes the following information:
Identifying information, Background, My Conviction, Making Amends Community Support, Financial Obligations. Risk and Needs Assessment, Personal Plan, and Advisors.
Identifying Information:
Jonathan Bryant Little-00561-107
DOB: I was born March 2, 1966, I am 58 years old. I am Sentenced to serve 108 months by Judge Robert Okun with three years supervised probation upon release.
Background:
I am ashamed to write this document. My parents did not raise me to be a criminal, and I knew better than to engage in the type of conduct that could lead to problems with the law. Although I know that my Unit Team will have a presentence investigation report and other documents that describe my crime, I thought it might be helpful for me offer more insight, to reveal who I am as a human being.
I grew up in Washington,DC, the second child of a loving family. Through my adolescence, our parents emphasized the importance of education and living as good citizens. I tried to live up to their expectations. In this instance, I failed them, I failed my family and I failed myself.
My Conviction:
On November 20, 2019 my attorney presented me with a plea agreement from the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. The agreement stated that I(Jonathan Bryant Little) would admit guilt and enter a plea of guilty to the following offenses: Three counts of Robbery in violation of 22 DC Code Section 2801(2001ed)
I accepted this plea offer because I knew that I was guilty and it was time for me to change the course of my life. I understood that I would be sentenced to serve time, but I also felt that I would not allow this time served to be without change.
Making Amends:
I understand my duty and responsibility to work toward making things right. Since my sentence, I’ve come to realize that I will make amends by becoming a better, more mindful person, conscious of my responsibility to follow rules. By participating in self-directed learning programs and those directed by my Unit Team. I intend to reenter the community as a law-abiding, productive citizen.
Colette Peters, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons made a statement on September 29, 2022, she said: “Our mission is to ensure safe prisons, humane correctional practices, and rehabilitation opportunities so that people reenter society as good neighbors.”
That word Rehabilitation sticks out. It causes me to think. Webster defines the word rehabilitation as such: To restore to good repute. To restore to former capacity. To restore or bring back to a condition of health or useful constructive activity.
To be rehabilitated means to reconcile with society. Doing so would require me to find ways to live with meaning and relevance and usefulness.
I hope that you will see beyond the surface of my current circumstances and consider the totality of my life. I deeply regret my actions and the consequences that they have entailed. I accept the full weight of my actions, and affirm my deep remorse, acknowledging the pain and harm I have inflicted. I am aware of the wrongness of my actions, and I carry the burden of guilt with a heavy heart.
We all are given talents, gifts that encourages us to use for the betterment of those around us. The parable of the talents in the Bible has always moved me, reminding me of my obligation to use what God has given me for good. But I admit that I misused my talents, causing more harm than good. For this I am truly sorry.
There is also a strong emphasis on repentance and making amends. It is not enough to merely acknowledge wrongdoing, but one must also strive to rectify it. To this end I fully accept the consequences of my actions. I view this sentence not as a punishment but as a time for reflection and amends. I see it as a path to redemption.
Since my incarceration I have done all in my power to make amends for my wrong-doings and seek ways to use my talents in a positive and lawful manner. I hope to contribute to the community within the prison and to society, to provide some measure of restitution for the harm I’ve caused.
I am keenly aware that my actions have broken trust and caused harm. It is my fervent hope and commitment to rebuild that trust, not through words, but through consistent actions that demonstrate my resolve to change.
I am resolved to turn my remorse into meaningful change, to ensure that my future actions reflect the lessons I have learned from this painful experience.
With approval from my Unit Team, I hope to accomplish the following task:
1.Tutor other people serving sentences so that they may advance their education.
2.Volunteer in ways that staff members recommend
3.Read books that will help me become more aware of the influences that led me into this problem.
4.Reflect on what I have learned from reading, and then I will apply those lessons to volunteer work that I intend to complete upon my release.
It is my hope that my Unit Team will support my efforts with my Release Plan that I have developed and consider me a good candidate for maximum placement on RRC/ Halfway House/Home Confinement.
Community Support:
To show community support, I offer the following letters for my Unit Team to consider. While my wife has shown support over the years, our marriage remains in a rebuilding state. With that being said: We have decided that I must prove myself in my commitment to living as a good neighbor/citizen. Having the maximum placement in a halfway house would enable me to obtain employment, seek counseling, participate in drug rehab, and build a financial blanket. Once my foundation is built I will reside with my wife at: 3803 Walters Lane Forestville, Maryland 20747
See Attached Letters:
Financial Obligations:
Besides sentencing me to serve a 108 month sentence, my judge imposed a restitution in the amount of 300.00. I have completed the restitution pay by complying with the (FRP) Financial Responsibility Program.
Risk and Needs Assessment:
As I have completed the SPARC-13 survey, my Unit Team recommended programming through participating in the following areas. Anger/Hostility, Antisocial Peers, Cognitions, Mental Health, Medical, Fitness and Trauma. I have thus completed the following: Trauma, N-DAP, ACT-Work-keys, V-Computers/Microsoft, Tutor Training Course, Drug Education, ACE Courses, TI-30xs Calculator Class, Parenting I,II, and currently need less than 1,000 hours to complete V-Teachers Aide DOL Apprentice. Using these tools will assist in lowing my recidivism allowing me to develop and mature into a productive good neighbor/citizen..
Personal Plan:
While serving my sentence, I have followed the guidance of my Unit Team. I have read several books over this course of time. Developing a list of reading material that has enhanced my mental development and growth as a responsible person. I have learned tools that will guide me from transgressing the laws of the United States or any rights of the people which those laws were enacted to protect.
While serving my sentence. I have tutored, and offered guidance to those willing to receive it.
Advisors:
I have collaborated with my wife and family in developing this plan. They will be my accountability partners and assist me in staying true to the plan. I will continue to evolve this plan as I receive guidance from experts within the BOP:
Staff Guides: Federal Prison
Unit Manager
Case Manager
Work Detail Supervisor
Thank you for reviewing this Release Plan. It is my hope that this will assist you in making a decision that would place me in a better position in striving to regain my freedom’s. I am available for questioning upon request.
Jonathan Bryant Little
00561-107
cc/Case Manager
Unit Manager
Counselor
