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cammysmith · Jan 13, 2012, 10:46 AM

Yes my son is 19 was on probation got in trouble for being in a car with drug par so was voilated. This was oct 19 the probation officer went to court said he voilated so no hearing no senticing at all he is still there when I called to ask her if he had a bond she nearly cussed me said no although she has done nothing to get him sentinced or serve time seemes like my sons right has been volitated as well and can you give me the name or the persons to report this action . In this town every one you talk to says she is in the wrong proffession dose this this kind of thing all the time or where I can get guide lines for a probation officer

JudyKayTee · Jan 13, 2012, 10:51 AM

Well, without knowing where you are it's impossible to tell you what the guidelines are in your City/State/Country. That's a start.

She nearly cussed you? What does that mean?

Have you spoken to your son's Attorney, assigned or privately hired?

cammysmith · Jan 13, 2012, 11:01 AM

Well she yelled at me right off the bat started to say a few words and stopped her self
And yes I talked to his att and she said she was not appt to his probation just the other charges
And I am in Tennessee

JudyKayTee · Jan 13, 2012, 11:22 AM

The Attorney has no answers? The violation of probation is one of his charges - how did she ever miss that?

I'd be really, really frustrated.

Let me see if I can find someone here who knows a lot more about the terms of probation and time frames than I do.

excon · Jan 13, 2012, 11:30 AM

Hello c:

First off, his PO is NOT there to help, and she WON'T. Don't expect her too. Next, there is NO time limit for keeping a probation violator in jail before he has a hearing.. MOST of the time, they'll keep him in there for about the time he would have been sentenced to in the first place. He'll be given credit for his jail time and be released...

He certainly COULD use a lawyer. No, they don't appoint them for probation violations..

excon

JudyKayTee · Jan 13, 2012, 12:03 PM

excon to the rescue!

Fr_Chuck · Jan 13, 2012, 10:18 PM

Ok, agree with excon,

First the PO is not even suppose to talk to you if the son is over 18, since it is the son who has to take care of his own business.

And yes if your son was in a car with drugs or drug items, he is suppose to be violated, that is how it works. So yes the PO did her job in violating your son.

A PO is not there to help your son, not there to put your son on any program, her job and her only job is to put in back in jail if he even looks like he is messing up.

Once he gets violated, it is up to the court to put him on a calender for a hearing, this can take normally from one week to two months normally.

There are many reason he could be in longer, for example if he acted up very badly on the day he was suppose to go to court, he could have been put in isolation even and a hearing had to be rescheduled.

It is his attorneys job and only his attorney that needs to work with the court clerk on why there is no hearing.