My sister is being released from prison Monday,April 3.Shes been incarcerated since December 27,2004,for theft,and forgery.She will be on inhouse arrest for 2 yrs.What are some good ways our family can welcome her home? (She has a son that turned 4,two days after she was arrested,he is now 5 yrs old.)
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WELL LET ME JUST TAKE THIS TIME TO SAY CONGRADULATIONS TO YOU FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR SISTER,,,,,NOW TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION IF I WHERE IN YOUR SITUATION AND MY SISTER WAS COMING HOME AFTER BEING INCARCERATED SINCE 2004 I WOULD FIRST WELCOME HER HOME BY GIVING HER A REALLY BIG HUG AND TELLING HER HOW BLESSED SHE IS TO BE HOME AND THEN AFTER THAT I WOULD GET THE REST OF THE FAMILY TOGETHER AND WE ALL WOULD GO OUT SOMEWERE REALLY NICE AND HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DINNER AND JUST TALK AND LAUGH ABOUT THE OLD TIMES.
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I know exactly what you're talking about.  My mother and I got custody of my nephew after my sister screwed up.  He was taken from her, we had a choice: foster home or with us.  I think its completely ridiculous to not put your child with family, that's her support system.  You can talk with the social worker.  Most social service departments (Department of Children and Families, Child Protective Services, Department of Children Society, etc.)  their goal is reunification with the natural birth mother.  We wanted to help my sister get him back until she started abusing drugs and alcohol again and married an abusive and violent piece of crap.  Now we are struggling to keep him far from that, and they are pushing for him to go back, even after her 3 DUI's and domestic violence charges in the last 3 years.  Every state is different, but hopefully someone at CPS can help you and you can start on the road to recovery and 'prove' yourself and follow the case plan.  Unless they terminate your parental rights, you always have the right to petition the court for replacement.  I wish you the best of luck!!!
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I'm an ex-guard at a Georgia facility. His TPD (tentative parole date) is based on what he does while incarcerated. As long as he hasn't had any write-ups that resulted in extending his parole hearing, it will occur as scheduled. However, whether they parole him out is almost entirely dependant on whether he showed signs of improvement in there. Not pissing off the warden is a good start. Taking classes and going to counciling while you are there also improves your chances of being released. His release is controlled by politics... those of the prison he's in, those of the warden in his prison, and those of the state of Texas. In essence, he better have made alot more friends than enemies while he's been locked up. Best wishes.
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Just wanted to add that there is a wonderful support and information group at http://prisontalk.com\nThere is a forum dedicated to just Ohio questions and discussions.\nI've got a "someone special" locked up, too, and this group has helped me a great deal.
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I have had friends in jails in the Texas system and I know guards in the Texas prison system and because I have asked this very question myself,I will TRY to my best ability to answer your question.\nAs it stands for now,the person with the earliest release date of May 2008 this means if that person spends all of their required time this is the earliest they can get out.\nIf they have a parole hearing Dec 2006,this could prove to be the release date or soon after that date, provided the prisioner meets the criteria for release.\nIf the prisoner does not meet criteria for release then there is another parole hearing in March 2008 prior to the scheduled release date if the prisoner has to fulfill their whole sentence.\nIt is the practice of the legal system to make the prisoner as safe as possible before release therefore they preset parole board hearings and during that time they watch the prisioner and document all behavior that could adversely affect their parole date.\nThey also try desperately to keep outsiders from really knowing what is going on legally with the prisoner so that they can maintain the utmost security on that prisoner and in the prison system.\nI hope that I have helped some but keep in mind,I am explaining this as best I can given the information I have been given and I may not have explained it very clearly.\n\nGood Luck
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You have tons and tons of company!\nCheck out http://www,prisontalk.com\n\n(and be thankful it's only until March, I have 3 people I care about inside... two are lifers and I won't get my baby brother back until 2014)
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I would think if your sister is in jail, than she is intitled to a lawyer.  He should know of a way that she can get the help she needs.
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He will probably be out before the end of the day...but it really depends on how slow they are at the jail where he is being held. There is a really good website online called "Prisontalk.com" that was created to provide answers to questions for family and friends of incarcerated inmates. There is a really active Florida forum on this website that might provide better exact answers to your questions.....check it out.
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even if you were charged and convicted of the alledged offence above this was before you were granted parole. you can only be sent back to prison if you break the conditions of your parole part of which you agreed to make no FURTHER infringements of  the law-this is to say they cannot drag up anything that happened before you were granted parole. also as it was ligitated in the civil courts which you won-she should have filed the complaint then-not now. it will seem like sour grapes to any judge (if she can find one that will preside over her complaint-unlikely). i beleive everyone should be given a clean break and i wish you and your family all the luck in the world-and don't be naughty again please.
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Absolutely can a conviction be achieved without the victim present.  If he has a prior record there is a very slim chance he will be aquited, hire a good lawyer.  This might sound disheartening but keep hope.  I would start making plans to make life for my son better while behind bars for a while.  Write letters ALOT nothing is better than remembering there is a whole beautiful world outside of those walls.  Anything will do. Mail food, jokes, and news about the family.  Good luck and God Bless.
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They join for exceptance and out of fear.  The best way to get her out of the gang is to get her out of the hood.  I know that it is not easy to just up and move a whole family....but her future move may be prison or a cemetary if she stays in this place.  Once a person is in a gang, it is pretty impossible to safely get back out, so as I see it moving away from there is the only way.  Be prepared for resistance no matter what, as very often her gang brothers and sisters become more important than real family does.  This is so sad, best of luck to all of you.
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Loving someone is not a crime. You or your bf would have to be caught at something that is actually illegal and turned in. If that were to happen then some one could go to jail. You are old enough to do what you want to do. If your mother and sister don't like it, then to hell with them. Mom raised you, now that is done. Time for Mom to let go. You are going to have to put your foot down on this. Do what you want to do, so long as you don't break any REAL laws.
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Well, the way I understand it, she's lived with you for the last 5 years and all of a sudden doesn't come home?  That's kidnapping, call the police.  But, She is old enough that the judge will listen to her opinion.  Get her friends, get her teachers... get people with you to back you up and go to that hearing.\n\nAsk the police about the kidnapping thing.
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have a  friend that had to make same choice (different charges, she's wearing a braclet for a year) Take the 45 days! Your friends will still come see you and usually your probation officer will give you time out to do important things with advance notice.  Have you ever been in jail, even over night?  County jail is prob where you will be and it's the worst.  You'll be sorry if you choose jail. Trust me!
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You say that you had the locks changed,and your sister didn't have a key.So if the lock was forced open it is burglary and you can prosecute.As long as you can prove that she was no longer living with you and you had kicked her out.
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I'm sorry you are going through this.....My oldest did the same thing....he stole everything he could pawn or sale for money to keep his habit supported. I had to put a lock on my bedroom door to keep him out. And even that didnt work for long....He stole from his grandparents...friends....neighbors. I had people calling me all the time about the things he was doing. It started when he was about 14 years old....and he was in and out of trouble for so long. We had him to doctors and therapists.....he got put in juvenile centers.....county jail.....and finally did 3 different prison sentences..all of this was in the time frame of 11 years......after the second time in prison...I told him if he got in trouble again...then I would not come and see him...its too hard to watch your child like that....he got so used to that institutional life....that he couldnt funtion in the real world. Now he is out again....and seems to be doing good.......He is working and living about 4 hours away....we talk on the phone almost daily.....He lives with my brother..his uncle......He seems to really want to make it this time...and God willing ...he will....Be strong......tough love is just that....but I think its tougher on the parent than the child.....My prayers are with you and your child...
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You should fight to be able to see your daughter. But if permission is granted than you sure as hell don't want to mess up. Don't end up in jail again and behanve and maybe the courts will rule in your favor. And how the hell can you use a computer in jail...