tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post115771984987674931..comments2024-03-15T05:45:01.402-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: East TX Review: Stronger probation alternative to prison buildingGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-61596907366366419822008-08-09T22:28:00.000-05:002008-08-09T22:28:00.000-05:00What the Senator is referring to is what is happen...What the Senator is referring to is what is happening to my 19 yo. Grandson now. At 17, he made a mistake committed a non-violent crime. This was his first and only crime. he received 10 yrs probation. Since being on probation<BR/>he has been drug, crime free and has never failed to report for probation. Yet, he has been thrown in jail by his PO and judge 4 times with no bond for such things as being 5 minutes late to a class and another time for his cell phone going off. One time for a dirty drug test that was shown later to have been false. Parole Officers can and do rig these test when they want to. They also send Probationers to classes and mental evaluations that are are located in locations that are far, hard to find and in dangerous locations. Probation Officers often set a schedule for certain probationers that is impossible to complete. Failure is certain. He is now being made to move to Transitional Housing and possible probation revocation. He has not violated Probation but yes, sometimes it can be impossible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1157823861277523552006-09-09T12:44:00.000-05:002006-09-09T12:44:00.000-05:00"If probation is 'impossible' to comply with, then..."If probation is 'impossible' to comply with, then why do many successfully complete their terms and are released?"<BR/><BR/>Why? Because people are different and live in different circumstances. If the fees are too high for your income, if you don't have a car for regular visits, if you're mentally ill, or for many other reasons, it can be impossible for individuals to stay on probation. It's also still possible for some to succeed, thank heaven.<BR/><BR/>But pray, too, for those who don't succeed. Some "absconders" are bad people with bad intentions. Others just have sloppy lives. Ten years is too long for probation - a lot of people don't have that kind of discipline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1157815897250967582006-09-09T10:31:00.000-05:002006-09-09T10:31:00.000-05:00I feel the good Senator is being a little boistero...I feel the good Senator is being a little boisterous when he says "we" make it impossible. Perhaps I'm speaking from my own experience. Every probation violator I've dealt with knew the terms of their probation and simply chose not to comply with it. If probation is "impossible" to comply with, then why do many successfully complete their terms and are released? I remember a young man who was give 1 year probation for punching me in the face when I went to arrest him. After he sobored up, he successfully completed his probation, including an apology letter.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351350773188711876noreply@blogger.com