A really repentant person wouldn’t seek parole for themselves, in terms of it being the only thing that mattered.
The Son of Sam, I judge to be repentant of his crimes, because he never requests his freedom for his crimes. His duly obligated to attend parole hearings but he always requests to finish his sentence.
She displayed what a selfish bitch she really is when she strapped her two sons in the car and pushed it into the lake. She hasn't become less selfish over the years, just learned how to play the parole game, thinking she could fool the Parole Board that she'd actually repented. When cons don't get what they want or think they deserve, they revert back to their real personality.
I've been retired from the prison system for 21 years. I've read that Berkowitz has said he doesn't deserve parole. At this point in his life, I think he's come to the conclusion that he's safer behind bars than on the streets. I don't even know if he has any family left. It would be interesting to see his visitor's record from all these years to see who has visited him other than his lawyer(s).
Tex Watson refuses parole because he doesn’t want people to think his conversion was a gimmick to get out of jail
Serial killers don’t get paroled.