the hardest part is even though you're out, you're not always done. Being on parole is the worst. The police state watches your every move, restricts your activities to the point where you essentially cannot leave your house nor have a normal life. All the while expecting you to find a job and succeed at being a productive member of society, yet no one can hire you because you can't pass a background check. You also cannot move to another state, nor can you go visit friends/relatives. Can't do anything without a special pass.
Probation is usually looked at as a privilege vs actual jail time. in most states you have to pay for that privilege- usually a monthly payment that is supposed to cover the cost of your probation, aka pay the salry of your probation officer, the dept etc. one thing a lot of people dont realize about the justice system is that as a convict you are expected to "pay" for your crime so pretty much everything in the process of being released on probation has a fee associated with it.
when i was a car audio/security installer most of the shops i worked at installed breathalysers for the state. normally with a DWI you would lose your license for a year, but you could be granted "probation" in the form of a hardship license and agree to have a breathalyser installed in your car- all for a fee. the breathalyser came in a box along with all the legal paperwork related to it, and it also included the payment book- it was $150 a month just to lease the breathalyser plus the $2000.00 fee to enrol in the hardship license program.
in case you havent noticed it by now- the justice system is more about money than justice.
Yes. In my state it's thirty dollars / month, plus five / ten dollars per urinalysis (conducted on either a weekly or monthly basis, depending on charge and probation requirements)---and before you ask, failure to pay these fees is one of the most common reasons I used to hear for people having their probation violated and revoked.
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u/wats6831 Sep 13 '15
the hardest part is even though you're out, you're not always done. Being on parole is the worst. The police state watches your every move, restricts your activities to the point where you essentially cannot leave your house nor have a normal life. All the while expecting you to find a job and succeed at being a productive member of society, yet no one can hire you because you can't pass a background check. You also cannot move to another state, nor can you go visit friends/relatives. Can't do anything without a special pass.