What happens when u violate parole?

A warrant may be issued for your arrest. If your parole violation stemmed from a criminal offense, you may receive an additional criminal conviction. A fine may be assessed if you committed a crime. Your parole may be revoked, in which case you must return to prison to complete your sentence.

What is a 10 day flash?

“Flash incarceration,” which is detention in the county jail for up to 10 consecutive days. If CDCR staff decides that intermediate sanctions are not enough, they will file a formal parole revocation petition in the local superior court.

What happens when a person is on parole?

Parole is a conditional release from prison before the end of your sentence term is completed. When you’re on parole, you’re still under sentencing but serving the time outside of confinement. Any parole violation can result in your returning to jail. However, probation is an alternative to prison.

What happens if you fail a drug test on parole?

If you’re one of the more than 4.5-million people on parole or probation across America, and you fail a drug test, what happens to you? Once upon a time, you might’ve been locked up immediately. But now, in an effort to reduce prison populations and lower recidivism rates, some states are giving individual parole officers more discretion.

Should parole officers have more discretion?

But now, in an effort to reduce prison populations and lower recidivism rates, some states are giving individual parole officers more discretion. Rather than automatically sending people who violate their parole restrictions back behind bars, officers can instead choose to dole out a second chance after relatively minor infractions.

Where can I watch life on parole?

Watch Proctor’s story unfold in Life on Parole, available now on the FRONTLINE website. Or watch on PBS on Tuesday, July 18 starting at 10 p.m. EST (check local listings).

When does a court have to revoke a suspension or probation?

(d) If a court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant has inexcusably failed to comply with a condition of his or her suspension or probation, the court may revoke the suspension or probation at any time prior to the expiration of the period of suspension or probation.