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

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On 5/21/12, teresa wrote:
> Sharon I to have never been guilty of a crime but have loved
ones
> that have....come off your high horse honey because in my
opinion
> the parole officers are there to guide you and make sure you are
> doing as deemed necessary via the laws of that state....but no
> where does it deem harassment and belittling on the offender
> appropriate....they should treat you with respect til you prove
> you don't deserve their respect....people make mistakes and
there
> are good people out there willing to follow the rules and work
> hard to regaining their lives but still find their p.o. to be a
> total jerk...is it necessary to kick someone trying their
darndest
> to do right!!!???
>
> On 2/13/12, Curmudgeon wrote:
>> I have never been disrespected by a probation officer. Then
>> again, I've never been arrested--much less convicted of a
>> crime. If you don't want to be disrespected by po's, either
>> don't commit crimes or reject probation and get all of your
>> respect from your cellie and the other inmates in your
>> cellblock.
>>
>> On 2/13/12, sharron 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.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> i know exactly what you are talking about. i see a
>> probation
>>> officer my self but she seems to think its ok to be-little
>> you
>>> and takes your self esteem away right now. i have been
>>> looking for a way to find another po to see but having no
>>> luck. i a sickened with our justice system and i find it
>>> wrong for a po to disrespect anyone
>>>