Shock probation
Shock probation is a program that allows sentencing judges to reconsider the offender's original sentence to prison and then recall the inmate for a sentence to probation within the community. It is presumed that a short term or imprisonment would "shock" the offender into changing their criminal behavior. With shock probation, an offender is sent to prison, and then within a specified period of time (usually between 30 and 120 days), a judge can bring that offender back out for community supervision.
The overall effects of shock probation remain unknown. Until more research is conducted, perhaps the best tentative conclusions is that it can reduce the cost of incarceration, and may be just as effective in preventing recidivism as prison.
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7 months ago
Kim kanalepa ((at)) hotmail dot com
Dom't count on being allowed around her until she is off. I am going through the same crap with the NYS Parole Board and my husband who is on Shock Parole. They let him beleive that while he was working his butt off in Shock he would come home after it all to his wife and kids. Now they are saying no he cant live her and even worse they have placed a NO CONTACT order in between us! We have NO violent backgrounds (neither of us) the only thing we have is a restraining order that was in place against him for 2 days 3 years ago when I caught him having an affair. The police report from that day even says their was NO PHYSICAL contact, but because there was even a restraining order in existance they said NOPE you aint seeing him and he aint coming home! I have written Governor Patterson's office countless times with no response and I have also written the NYS parole board and gotten no where but told to keep speaking to the next person up in ranking. Of course though when I speak to the next person they always say the same thing! Appartenly in 02/09 a new rule went through to avoid any contact if any restraining orders or even accusations of abuse in the past. BULLCRAP!!!
9 months ago
Tiffany sexyramos1 ((at)) aol dot com
MY WIFE IS ON SHOCK PAROLE AS WE SPEAK AND SHE AND I GO THROUGH MARITAL FIGHTS AND ARGUEMENTS AND HER PAROLE OFFICER IS TRYING TO KEEP US APART FROM EACH OTHER WE BOTH LOVE EACH OTHER AND STILL WANT TO BE WITH EACH OTHER BUT SHE EWONT EVEN LET US SEE EACH OTHER WE CANT EVEN LIVE TOGETHER AGAIN SHE SAID "IF SHE CATCHES WIND THAT WE ARE TOGETHER OR EVEN SEEING EACH OTHER SHE IS GONNA VIOLATE HER " I WANT TO KNOW WAT CAN I DO THIS BEING APART IS KILLING US . WHEN DO SHE GO TO THE PAROLE IN HER BOROUGH ? WILL WE ONE DAY BE ABLE TO BE TOGETHER WHILE SHE IS STILL ON ?SHE HAS 2 YEARS LEFT ON PAROLE THATS TO LONG FOR US TO WAIT TO BE TOGETHER PLEASE IF SOME ONE CAN HELP US PLEASE TELL ME SOMETHING WAT CAN I DO?
9 months ago
Amy flygirl11471 ((at)) yahoo dot com
My husband violated shock probation by not returning to the rehab facility he was shocked out to at that time a warrant was issued for him. He was out for several months working until he was picked up on the warrant in October, he is up for parole in March, he is a class D felon. what are the terms and conditions for violating shock probation, I heard he starts his sentence all over again is this true?
9 months ago
kayla reyes ksuortiz ((at)) yahoo dot com
my husband got sentenced in december 8 2008 it just happend but we are trying to get him shock probation but i dont know where to get the shock probation, can you please help me and let me know. well the things is that he wrote the judge a letter for consideration into gettting his time reduced but the thing is that i dont know if he asked for shock probation but i dont think so because he asked me to look it up in the internet. but the judge is calling him back to court on the 29th of january and we are wondering why is the judge calling him back to court if he has already been sentenced.i would really apreciate it if you can write me in my email. thank you.
over 2 years ago
Norma Garcia norma dot 23 ((at)) hotmail dot com
My husband got sentenced in May for a felony charge aggravated robbery and was told that he would come back to court for a hearing on shock probation.Now it comes to that the dea dont remember the motion has been filed my concern does he qualify for shock since its a aggravated case?