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 |