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Can my probation officer tell me I can't
be in a romantic relationship?
My friend that I'm getting to know we have known each other for a few months, and she has No criminal background. She is a behavioral specialist and has her stuff together.
Atty Jay K. Nixon, 10 reviews, Licensed for 40 years, Avvo
Rating: 10, Criminal Defense Attorney in Janesville, WI
Yes; for better or
for worse, your PO has legal powers and discretion to control your personal
life in ways which may not relate at all to your offense which are truly
God-like, any time they believe that other lifestyle changes are needed for
your rehabilitation. The most common
example about which people complain is requiring total sobriety, but probably
the 2nd most common is in their ability to control relationships, and even
employment. The good news, however, is
that you can always avoid all this by rejecting probation and simply serving
your jail sentence. If that is
potentially a long sentence, you might have to pick the lesser of two
evils. It is, nonetheless, possible to
appeal PO decisions within the Department of Corrections system, so talk to a
lawyer ASAP if you feel that you might want to fight this.
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