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How Much Time Will He Do for Violating Transitional Leave?

My fiancé violated his transitional leave. Will he serve just the remainder of his sentence, or could more time be added? Will he go back to the same facility?

Asked: July 30, 2016
Author: Shosheana
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If the violation did not result in any new criminal charges, the most likely outcome is that he is returned to custody to serve out the remainder of his original sentence. No additional time gets tacked on simply for violating transitional leave when no new offense was committed. The worst case in that scenario is finishing what he originally owed.

On the other end of the spectrum, depending on the nature of the violation and the discretion of the supervising authority, the response could be lighter than the full remainder. Some violations result in a short revocation stay followed by reinstatement of transitional leave or a modified release plan rather than a complete return to serve everything out.

If a new criminal charge did result from whatever happened during his leave, that would change the picture significantly. A new conviction on top of the violation means new sentencing on top of the remaining original time, and that can add meaningful time.

On the facility question, the general expectation is that he would return to the institution from which he was released for transitional leave. That is the baseline, though classification decisions can occasionally result in a different placement depending on availability and any changes to his assessed risk level.

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Accepted Answer Date Created: July 31,2016

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