Probation & Parole Violations

If you violate the terms and conditions of your California misdemeanor or felony probation, you will have to attend a California probation violation hearing. Depending on the circumstances of your case, the judge may go several different routes: he/she may reinstate your probation with existing terms and conditions, he/she may change the terms to make them more stringent, or, revoke your probation and send you to jail.

All parolees are entitled to a California parole revocation hearing before a parole violation can be sustained. When a California state prison inmate is placed on parole, it means that he/she has agreed to abide by certain terms and conditions upon his/her release from prison. There are a variety of defenses that are applicable to parole revocation hearings that can convince the deputy commissioner that you should remain under your current parolee status.

Tips:

IT’S YOUR CHOICE – SUCCESSFUL PAROLE	1
A GOOD ATTITUDE IS A KEY TO SUCCESS	2
THINGS YOU NEED TO DO IN PRISON	3
THINGS YOU MUST DO WHEN YOU GET OUT OF PRISON	3
REGISTERING WITH THE POLICE OR SHERIFF	5
FINDING A PLACE TO LIVE, FOOD, AND OTHER SERVICES IN YOUR AREA	5
SOME THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW	6
FINDING A JOB	7
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT PAROLE	8
WHAT YOUR CONDITIONS OF PAROLE MEAN	9
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT	12
GETTING AN EDUCATION	14
GETTING BETTER AT READING	14
TRAINING	15
RESTRAINING ORDERS	15
POLICE ASSISTANCE	15
THREE STRIKES, YOU’RE OUT NOTIFICATION	16
FINDING THE RIGHT ONE TO TALK TO	18
KNOW YOUR BENEFITS	20
DIVISION OF ADULT PAROLE OPERATIONS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS	26
OFFICE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS	28
WHAT THE INITIALS (ABBREVIATIONS OR ACRONYMS) STAND FOR	29