Parole Stipulations?

Published October 20, 2010

Question by Mini Hulk: Parole Stipulations?
If a parolee is required to attend and participate in an out-patient drug rehabilitation program which is 4 nights a week from 4pm-7pm and Alcoholic Anonymous meetings the nights they do not go to rehab, which gets out around 8-8:30pm each night; can the Parole officer demand and enforce a 7pm curfew?

I know someone was told that he has to go to this particular rehab program when he is released on Parole, (which is the only option is 4pm-7pm) which he would be home between 7:30-8pm and attend AA meetings on the opposite nights.

He was told that the Parole Officer is demanding or “recommending” a 7pm curfew. If this is the case he will be violating his parole either by not going to rehab and AA meetings or breaking curfew.

He said he rather max out 5 more years than be set up to fail and violate Parole. The Parole Board will do nothing. Can they do this?
He cannot afford a lawyer, (public defenders are not free here in NH) and the judge has nothing to do with parole stipulations. He had already been in contact with his Parole Officer and the Parole Board.

He has a social worker who is also working on trying to get the PO to move the curfew up to 9pm. The Parole Board said that this has nothing to do with them and the PO will not change his mind.
Just heard back from the chairman of the Parole Board. He stated that the Parole Officer should not be imposes any stipulations that will interfer with his Parole.

Apparently this Parole officer was just causing trouble. The Parole Board will be carefully looking over the Parole Plan and take care of this situation accordingly when it comes to thier attention.

Best answer:

Answer by momatad
He needs to speak with his attorney, either the one he paid for or the court appointed one. This may require going back into court for an exact definition of what is expected of him. Don’t just take a ‘whatever’ attitude of ‘I’d rather do this than that’……..check into what is expected of him, but do it legally.

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