[2munchtime]

In 1989 I was sentenced to 30 years in prison and 15 years probation for attempted sexual battery, after I served my time in prison they sent me to a place in Florida called the jimmy rice ficilitily I spent almost 4 years there and then I was released in 2005.
My probation started on June 1st 2001 I have been through 8 years or treatment in and out of prison and I am still in this treatment program today which is only giving away my pay check to these people. I am told that I can file for early release from probation.
I have completed a sexoffend treatment program in prison and was almost done with one at the jimmy rice place and out here on the street I was about to complete one and I was kicked out because I got hurt on the treatment center property and when I ask for help with my medical bills she told me I had to leave her class. I was then sent to another group and all they do is take your money and do nothing to try and help.
Out of 15 years on probation I have done almost 8 years how can I file for early release with out a lawyer because I can not afford one . Being I have got to go to this sexoffend class and I am on probation on one wants to hire me full time and I is hard to make it on 16 to 20 hours a week.
Thank you
Sincerely 2munchtime

[JudyKayTee]

It sounds like there are several problems here. Also sounds like "the system" most definitely does NOT think you were a model prisoner.

I dom't think you can get early termination and if you attempt to do so, I think you need an Attorney.

As long as you see classes as a "take my money and offer no help" situation (which attitude the Court will quickly see) I see no end to probation.

[excon]

Hello:

In the system, there's a belief, that "it's all about the money". I think they're right.

There was a time, not so very long ago, when we wouldn't have dreamed of making a prisoner pay for his room and board...

We wouldn't have done that, because it's inherently unfair. In a free market society, we believe that if somebody doesn't want to pay for something, that's fine. He'll just do without... But, in this case, he has NO CHOICE.

If it would have stopped there, it wouldn't be "all about the money". But, it didn't stop there, and it IS all about the money.

Because somehow the idea of an inmate sharing the cost of his confinement, turned into a profit center for the prison industry where the inmate is no longer simply sharing the costs. He's paying for it all. He's being exploited.

Now, I wouldn't say this, if the only way an inmate could telephone his family WASN'T through a jail contract with a phone company, in which the JAIL makes a ton of money. The rusult being that a telephone call that costs YOU about 25 cents, costs an inmate and his family, about $4.50.

I wouldn't say this if an inmate could buy a tube of toothpaste WITHOUT the jail making a huge markup.

I wouldn't say this, if an inmate could take his REQUIRED classes WITHOUT having to pay through the nose to get it.

I wouldn't say this, if a person on probation didn't have to pay outrageous probation fees, on top of his fines, and restitution...

But I AM saying this. Now, I suppose there are those required classes where the curriculum is more important than the money, but I think they're far and few between.

It is, indeed, "all about the money".

What's to do about it?? Change things around.

What can 2munch do? What Judy said. Hire a lawyer.

excon