“[Zheng’s] commitment to counseling at-risk youth by teaching them alternatives to violence should not only be commended, but awarded with the acknowledgement of his ability to live a productive and positive lifestyle…

Mr. Zheng’s accomplishments serve as an example of criminal rehabilitation that should not go unnoticed…

Mr. Zheng is the ideal example of a young man who has turned his life around and is worthy of parole.”

Senate Majority Leader Don Perata,
Letter to Board of Prison Terms, Sept. 26, 2003