Parole, Probation & Supervised Release Questions — Ask The Inmate

Not without permission, and getting that permission should be your first move before any contact happens. Standard conditions of parole and probation in virtually every jurisdiction include a provision restricting contact with other convicted felons or people under criminal justice supervision. The rationale is straightforward. People under supervision are expected to distance themselves from criminal associations as part of their reintegration, and the system treats contact with other supervised felons as a potential risk to that process regardless of the nature...

In most cases, no, and the reasoning is straightforward even if it feels harsh from the outside. When parole or community supervision is revoked, the board or the court is making a finding that the person could not meet the conditions of supervised release. The revocation hearing is the formal process where that determination gets made, and losing that hearing means the board concluded the violation was sufficient to warrant returning to custody. At that point the expectation in most jurisdictions...

A restitution center placement is actually one of the better outcomes from a probation violation, and understanding why puts the situation in a more manageable perspective. When probation is violated for unpaid fines, the judge has a range of options. The worst case is full revocation and serving the remainder of the original suspended sentence in custody. A restitution center is significantly better than that outcome. It is a structured facility specifically designed to allow people to work, earn income, and...

The timing of the violation relative to the end of probation matters here, and the picture is actually more manageable than it might feel right now. When someone violates probation, the standard outcome is revocation and serving the remainder of the original suspended sentence. That is the worst case. But the remainder of the sentence is the key phrase. If his probation runs through March 2019 and he did not pick up a new criminal charge, the remaining time left on...

Whether it is a new charge or a violation of parole, the destination is the same. SCI Phoenix is a Pennsylvania Department of Corrections facility, and both situations can result in someone being sent there to potentially serve out the remainder of their original sentence. The mechanism is different but the landing spot can be identical. To find out which situation applies, there are a few ways to get that information before you talk to him directly. The Pennsylvania court docket system...

On bond, the odds are low and that is the standard position rather than an exception. When a judge revokes probation and issues a warrant, they are signaling that they do not trust the person to appear voluntarily. Bond exists to ensure appearance at future hearings, and a revocation warrant is already a finding that the conditions of supervision were not met. Most judges hold probation violators without bond until the revocation hearing precisely because the violation itself demonstrates the...

Almost certainly not, and the circumstances make it even less likely than a standard transfer request would be. When a probation violation sentence is imposed, it is handed down by a specific judge in a specific jurisdiction, and that jurisdiction retains authority over the offender for the duration of the sentence. Louisiana sentenced them, Louisiana supervises the violation time, and Louisiana is where that time gets served. State systems are entirely separate from each other with different regulations, different facilities, and...

Anything is possible, but without knowing the specifics of his situation it is genuinely impossible to give you a realistic answer. The outcome of a meeting with a probation officer after a violation and transfer depends entirely on details that matter enormously. The key information that shapes what happens next includes what his original charges were, what the violation was that triggered the hold, how long his original sentence or probation term was, and what his overall record looks like leading...