A friend of mine was on parole and has abscounded for almost 2 & 1/2 months now. Her original crime was for theft, she was sentenced to 5 years in prison, recieved parole after 2 and has been out for 2 1/2 years now with no other convictions at all. She had 1 yr and 9 mo left on parole at the time she abscounded. Just wondering what the worst case scenerio would be...if she would end up going back to prison or just getting some jail time with extended supervision??...I just don't know how it works and am very worried about her situation. Any information would be helpful. Please list sources if available. Thanks!
2006-11-06 09:16:07 · 3 answers · asked by trouble in paradise 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
drgncrchr: Thanks for your response, but are there other alternatives...I don't know if you are aware but the prisons in Wisconsin are seriously overcrowded and I just don't know if they would really send her back to prison for absconding since she didn't recommit a crime...she just didn't report to her P.O. I mean, the warrant is out and I am fully aware that she will get jail time but would it really be for the remaining 1 year and 9 months she had left on parole?
2006-11-06 18:31:18 · update #1
Thanks for the last answer but...she has already called her P.O. and asked her what would be done to her since it is obviously her decision...however her P.O. would not give her a straight answer and said that her punishment was not up to her, it was up to her supervisor. My friend is terrified that she will go back to prison which is why she does not want to go in. If her P.O. could guarantee her that she would only get jail time and not go back to prison she would probably turn herself in...is there any way of finding out for sure since her P.O. seems to be avoiding telling her the truth whatever that may be?
2006-11-09 13:32:14 · update #2
Have her call her PO from a pay phone and tell the PO she would like to turn herself in. It is better to voluntarily surrender than to be picked up on the warrant. Most probation violations are a 30-60 day hold in the county jail--but I don't know about absconding. Either way--it will be easier on her to turn herself in rather than getting caught.
2006-11-09 02:56:57 · answer #1 · answered by Cherie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your friend has violated her parole conditions and will have a warrant issued for her arrest. What happens when she gets caught is up to her PO and the court. Absconding parole is not the brightest move.
2006-11-06 17:26:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In all probability when she is caught and convicted of the Parole Violation of absconding she'll receive the remainder of her sentence in prison.
2006-11-06 23:34:09 · answer #3 · answered by drgncrchr 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋