Re: How Can I Make A Complaint Againt A Probation Officer

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On 10/11/08, k wrote:

Tori/ 11/24/2011:i am also on probation for an owi, and I have
also had to
Report my po, now I am being verbally abused by him. I
Need to kno how I can report him, or ehst the laes
Are if any against a po being verbally,physically,mentally abusive
Against me. If someone could just tell me where to find that info
I would be very greatful. Thanx, tori
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> I too am on probation currently. i have had no problems until i
> obtain my current po I have been eagerly fight for my children
> who are in foster care. I have had some situation that did put
> me at risk of being violated. But they were reported to my po at
> that time. now my new po is coming back six months later to say
> that i viiolated my probation after being told i wasnt foing to
> be violated her reasoning are that i didnt tell her about the
> violation but that would have been impossible seeing she was not
> my po at the time I request several time for a new po but my
> request are ignored so now im facing jail time its been month
> that ive been doing well i have only been vilated twice because
> i could not affor to pay my workrelaease fee but i am also
> homeless too I now have a job but what do i do i cant return
> back to jail i lose everything Ive worked so hard for. Here the
> real getter my found out about the new violation on sept 17 knew
> i was going to court on sept 28 wait until id already went
> before the judge to violate me again see what im talking about i
> believe she doing it because I reported her to her supervisor
> for verbally abusing me earilier this year please some one what
> do I do.
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> On 5/31/08, Jenny wrote:
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>> On 5/31/08, Former PO wrote:
>>> On 5/20/08, Jenny wrote:
>>>> I am a 32 yr old mother of two. In March 2005 I was
>>>> indicted for Conspiracy to commit identity theft with 16
>>>> others. Because I was the least in the case I BARELY got
>>>> to stay out of prison. I was given 3 months house arrest
>>>> and 3 years probation. I was assigned a Federal probation
>>>> officer. I walked down the 3 months house arrest with NO
>>>> PROBLEM. No incidents whatsoever. I was subject to random
>>>> visits by my probation officer in the early morning (5am)
>>>> and late at nite (1130pm) just to make sure that I wasnt
>>>> violating any rules. For the 1st 1 1/2 months I did not
>>>> have a job. I was actively searching for employment but
>>>> couldnt find a job because in my case I certainly couldnt
>>>> say I was not a felon on applications because my federal
>>>> probation officer was to call and let them know I am a
>>>> felon and my charge (they say its the governments
>>>> responsibility). I obtained employment for a company
>>>> because the PO finally said that he would not need to call
>>>> them as long as he could verify my work schedule with time
>>>> card sheets (which I faithfully supplied him). After
>>>> working there for 2 months he told me that he was going to
>>>> need to contact the employer and let them know of my
>>>> status (being on probation and what my charge was). Rather
>>>> then go throught that embarrassment, I quit. He has now
>>>> sent a violation to the courts and is requesting that I
>>>> get another 120 days on house arrest! Here are my
>>>> complaints:
>>>> #1 He has on several occassions confused me with one of
>>>> his other clients--confused my case with theirs etc.
>>>> #2 He says that I quit on 04/04/2008 even though I showed
>>>> him my last check stub shows being paid thru 04/10/2008. I
>>>> dont know what the difference in 6 days mean but he is
>>>> saying that I was not truthful with him. The employer, he
>>>> says, stated that my last day was on 04/04/2008 yet my
>>>> checkstub shows 04/10/2008 and pay day of 04/15/2008.
>>>> #3 He keeps stating that I am getting money from somewhere
>>>> else but I am ABSOLUTELY NOT. I make monthly payments to
>>>> the court of $100 for restitution. He says being
>>>> unemployed, there is no way I can do this without getting
>>>> money from somewhere else. I advised him that the money
>>>> comes from my last 2 checks because I was not spending any
>>>> money.
>>>> #4 He came to my house unannounced since I have been off
>>>> of house arrest, left a card and advised me to come to his
>>>> office the next day because I was not home. I went there
>>>> and he demanded to know where I was when he came, the name
>>>> of the person I was with, and their address. I stated to
>>>> him that I didnt have to tell him that as long as I was in
>>>> the metro area and was not breaking any laws. He stated
>>>> that the provision of my release that states "the
>>>> defendent shall truthfully answer all reasonable questions
>>>> from the probation office" means that I do have to tell
>>>> him where I am at all times when I asks me.
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>>>> I would like to point out that I have had no new cases in
>>>> 3 1/2 yrs, not even a traffic violation. I have not broke
>>>> any laws. I have not been with a felon. I have not left
>>>> the area. The only thing I have done is have trouble
>>>> finding a jobs under these circumstances. Is there
>>>> ANYTHING I can do to help myself from this Probation
>>>> officer??? I am drowning here.
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>>> First be proactive. You have your conditions of release.
>>> Review them and know them so that you give him what he wants
>>> before he asks for it. Never quit your job! You made a
>>> mistake and if the job fires you then that is on them. Use
>>> your status of being on supervision as a selling point. As
>>> an employee under supervision, you are guaranteed not to be
>>> using drugs, to be at work for 40 hours because you want to
>>> comply with your conditions, and the employer can receive a
>>> $5,000 tax benefit for hiring an ex-offender. Do not fight
>>> your officer even if you win, you will pay for it. If your
>>> officer is incompetent, he/she will not admit it and target
>>> you for trying to point it out. On your next job
>>> application, do not write yes to, "have you committed a
>>> felony". You should write down that you will explain then if
>>> they want to know, they will have to interview you to find
>>> out. Now you explain your situation, if they hire you the
>>> officer's potential call is harmless because your mistake is
>>> in the open. Everyone makes mistakes, don't compound it but
>>> fighting a battle without a trophy is a waste of effort and
>>> you will still have to find work.
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>> Thank you for your response. Good information. I have since
>> found another job, a good one. The guy that hired me was all
>> too happy to do so, so I'm assuming he was already aware of
>> the $5000 tax benefit. As for the Probation Officer, yeah he
>> is a control freak and confuses me with his other clients and
>> conversations that THEY must have had but I am doing my best.
>> I write down EVERYTHING and anything I can keep proof of, I am
>> doing that. I just have to cover myself. It will be over one
>> day so hopefully I will make it through......
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>> Thanks again for the response.