Re: How do I file a complaint against a probation agent?

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On 8/18/10, Ruth wrote:
> On 7/13/10, Andrea wrote:
>> I would like to know how to file complaints against
>> probation agents in WI. Long story, I will try to keep
>> brief. Please assume nothing and ask any questions you
>> have.
>> About 6 mos. after my husband and I were married, our
>> daughter was born. Around this time, my husband had been
>> acting strange, and I started asking if he was cheating.
>> He attacked me several times when I asked. The 3rd time
>> police were called. He was arrested. My husband came home
>> after arrest and began to reveal a drug problem. We were
>> talking one a.m. and out of nowhere he choked me until I
>> was unconsious. I was not thinking clearly for a period
>> after this. 2 days later I attacked him. He called the
>> police. I was arrested and charged, but upon telling them
>> what happened 2 days before, they took me home and
>> arrested & charged him with assault with intent to do
>> great bodily harm, DV disorderly, bail jumping. He was
>> allowed by the court to come home again. By this time I
>> knew how severe his drug problem was. I hired an attorney,
>> the best in my county, as I didn't want to see his life
>> ruined over a drug problem. This all happened in a few
>> weeks time, we just had a baby, I was confused as to what
>> was really going on, and before it all started, I thought
>> there was a picket fence around my house. A couple weeks
>> after I hired attorney for him, he woke me up one morning
>> and attacked me again. Beating me for about 3 hours. he
>> kept leaving and returning to hit me more. One time I
>> locked the door and passerby saw him break a window to get
>> back in and called police. He left again, but returned and
>> saw police. He went to police station and said I was
>> hitting him and we were both arrested. He later told me he
>> hit himself in the face. I stopped paying for his atty at
>> this time and hired my own, however funds were limited by
>> this time. His parents cont. to pay high price atty I
>> hired. He had a pretrial investigation.I was interviewed
>> after his parents. I told him that my husband was on
>> cocaine and gave him proof as when I found out I called
>> the police in city he was buying it and turned seller in.
>> Husband spoke to those police and admitted this to them
>> but was then arrested 3rd time and never ableto assist
>> that pd in set up. He asked if I made husband quit job, I
>> was puzzled, told him I spoke to boss in person trying to
>> save job when he just didn't show up. I was confused. Then
>> convicted on my charges, MY attorney was puzzled said he
>> get a word in. I was put on probation for 1 year. In this
>> time, my p.o. revealed that his parents told investigator
>> and other p.o.'s I was on drugs, beating their son, made
>> him quit job. Husband said same. He got 8 mos in county
>> jail, 4 in huber, 6 yrs prob. I appealed with different
>> atty and saw judge and assist d.a. would not even let my
>> atty speak. I appealed to have my case dismissed but also
>> to remove money owed for court, counseling etc. Was denied
>> all in court, but monies owed "disappeared". The district
>> attorney that handled the case was running for attorney
>> general at time of our cases and while I was still on
>> prob. He announced near end of race he would resign as
>> D.A. if he lost race. He lost and at that time announced
>> he would be going to work for a criminal defense firm, the
>> same one I hired for my husband. I have already filed
>> formal grievances against d.a. and all attys involved. How
>> do I now file a complaint against the p.o. that did the
>> criminal investigation in my husband's case. He didn't
>> investigate any of my solid info and instead went along
>> with the story the attempted murderer and parents told.
>> Then continued to spread this slanderous info around p.o.
>> office. Please help!!!

I have been told to make your complaint to all th alligations
directly to you probation officer in a letter and CC it to the
XChief Probatiob Officer along with your Attorney and the
Judge, so all involved will understand what you complaints
are. I am currently going through this now.