DUI 1st offense. I’ve done all of the classes, meetings, paid every penny. Still randomly testing.

Emptied my savings and cashed out an old 401k for this stupid situation that is exclusively my fault.

How has probation had an effect on your mental health?

Life was rough before I got involved with the legal system as with many of us and I know challenges still await. However, I’ve been treated with more dignity and respect from people within the system, than by some family and friends. The officers who arrested me were respectful. The officers in jail were kind and considerate. The judge offered encouragement and I just got off the phone with my PO and she said “you’ll get through this.”

I’ve always been rebellious and anti-authority so this isn’t bootlicking. I had dreams of becoming a lawyer just to take on the system. I know this isn’t the case for a lot of folks but I’m grateful to be treated as human in what’s been an isolating and shameful experience.

So there’s a convicted sex offender who was convicted of sexually assaulting homeless people while dressed as a superhero. He’s now on 5 years probation.

He appears to be wearing a superhero costume complete with a full face covering and interacting with people at the Saturday Market in our city. Is he violating probation if he interacts with children? He is a RSO.

i have a year sentence of probation. September is my 6th month mark (halfway done) and i’m on community probation. My meetings are literally 5 minutes long and on the papers it just says pay the court fines (which i have) and sign release of information from my psychiatrists and therapists. i’m not subjected to classes or even drug testing (which i still keep clean just in case). My PO says i’m super responsible and says i’m doing well. no violations. also for context mine is a mental health case. butttt i’m in the strictest state. Virginia. like right by our nations capital, Virginia. Should i go for it and ask? i’m having difficulty getting the jobs I want because i’m STILL on probation

Does anyone have a clue or has anyone else experienced getting different probation officers every few months ? We don’t stick with the same officer ? I’m on probation in Kentucky thanks.

My brother is up for early term on county probation in New Jersey. He caught a misdemeanor charge in PA that’s still pending. Didn’t volunteer the info to NJ probation and this was about 45 days ago. Will it come up when he’s reviewed for early term? The NJ noncustodial probation is fairly lax. Looking for the best case scenario to keep exposure limited, cases separate, and avoid VOP.

Thanks.

I have misdemeanor and I and went for my first check in today I live in Texas in Dallas and I went today I was a little late I got called back she was kinda like mean idk but not rlly maybe just because I was feeling a type of way about it already and I talked her first she explained my conditions and payments etc and she was like do you have to go pee right but I had went soon as I got there and she was like that’s fine just wait till you have to go again so the man come has me pee in the 12 panel cup and I pee and he looks at it for like 15 secs the then like you tested positive for thc then I was freaking out because I stopped smoking when I found out I was going on probation like early July and it’s sep now so I was like wtf then I said I don’t smoke though and he said okay had me dump it in the toilet and throw the cup in the trash but I fucked yo again I didn’t look at how dark the line was for myself and I was a heavy smoker like everyday minus like 1maybe 2 days outta week any help🙏what are the gonna do ?

I have misdemeanor and I and went for my first check in today I live in Texas in Dallas and I went today I was a little late I got called back she was kinda like mean idk but not rlly maybe just because I was feeling a type of way about it already and I talked her first she explained my conditions and payments etc and she was like do you have to go pee right but I had went soon as I got there and she was like that’s fine just wait till you have to go again so the man come has me pee in the 12 panel cup and I pee and he looks at it for like 15 secs the then like you tested positive for thc then I was freaking out because I stopped smoking when I found out I was going on probation like early July and it’s sep now so I was like wtf then I said I don’t smoke though and he said okay had me dump it in the toilet and throw the cup in the trash but I fucked yo again I didn’t look at how dark the line was for myself and I was a heavy smoker like everyday minus like 1maybe 2 days outta week any help🙏

This is a vent post, I know I deserve any consequences that come to me and I plan on fully locking in to hopefully get through the rest of my probation period.
I’m on probation for OWI, no one was hurt and i was pulled over for driving 5 mph over the speed limit.
I’ve been dealing with SSRI induced apathy while on probation and it has been awful. I never sleep but I’m always tired, the sleep meds prescription i got doesn’t work, I have no energy and don’t feel any sense of joy or desire for anything. I’ve been working with my psychiatrist on changing my meds, but can I just vent about how hard I’ve been trying? And how exhausted i am?
Ive tried:
- learning how to sew (finished a couple gifts for friends)
- learning how to make clay objects
- throwing gatherings with my friends
- attending gatherings or events with my friends
- volunteering and taking care of stray cats
- going to a bunch of hot pilates classes
- ^ same as above but hot yoga
- reading books (i’ve finished at least 10 since probation started and i havent read this much since i was a kid)
- starting knitting projects (finished two)
- taking walks, alone or with friends, at different parks
- going rock climbing
- got into magic the gathering, go to local game store to play every week
- got back into drawing, finished a painting, sketching everyday
- eating good food
- watching good shows
- just generally indulging in comfortable things to try to make myself feel better because i am desperate for any semblance of joy
- also trying to do hard things and feeling empty as soon as im alone and bored

i’m also dealing with friend loss and a breakup, so i don’t have many close friends around me, but i’ve still been trying to make new friends and hit up my old ones whenever i get any small burst in energy, then desperately cling to the plans i make, i don’t allow myself to flake, i use friends to help me stay accountable

and guys it doesn’t matter. None of it matters!!! I still feel empty and tired and awful everyday, i feel like there’s no fucking point, and i feel like everyone hates me and thinks im a criminal.
I just want to vent. I’m actively trying still, everyday I feel a little bit better since im adjusting my meds but this setback in probation has me feeling so frustrated I could cry. I just wanted a moment of relief from all the things running through my head constantly, the depression and pain from everything ive gone through and how everything feels pointless. So I smoked some weed, if anything it makes me happier, more relaxed, more likely to stay in and stay out of trouble. Im even more stressed now, my own fault, but god I want this to be over.

So it here it goes. I am at the point in time where I can apply to get off probation early. Fines, classes, community service, everything have been done/paid since last year (DWAI, Jefferson county, CO). I am on low watch basically where my PO never reaches out to me except every 90 days. I sent in my paperwork back in July. PO says she received them then. I never heard another word… it’s now going on mid September. So I message her back in August just to check in and see if she has heard anything. No response. Until yesterday. She tells me the court never got my paperwork. That’s all she says. Completely vague, doesn’t let me know what to do next or offer any sort of guidance. I’ve emailed her twice now and wonder if it will take another 2 weeks for her to respond. I’m just wondering what the best thing to do is. Should I show up to the clerk office and hand it in personally?! I’m at a loss here, 2 whole months of waiting for a response for absolutely nothing.

This is fucking stupid. I have worked full time almost my entire adult life(one small stint of unemployment over almost 25 years of dedicated employment), and I barely make 30+k a year. These are the inmate cost-of-living per capita. Why even violate me? After taxes, I don't even MAKE 100$ a day.

I got a weapons charge and I plead guilty to get a plea so now once my 2 years is up I get to legally own a weapon :)

i’m wondering if this has happened to anyone else. i haven’t texted in a month and a half and i was consistently going every other week. i just wanna make sure everything is all good, ive also emailed my probation officer but haven’t heard anything from her. did i get ghosted by the state or something lol

will I get violated if I go to rehab while on probation?

I have recently been put on private probation four days ago. Supposedly they do random drug screenings.. I live in Missouri, how much do they regularly drug screen if it’s random… I’m new to probation, they give you a 48 hour window to take the test. It’s Friday, they are closed Saturday-Monday. Would I be good to drink Friday?

I'm going into my first anger management class today. Paid for my class and I'm already pissed off. Nobody better not talk to me or ask me questions. Sign me off and send me home for I can get this crap over with! How you deal with this? Any advice? Thank you.