Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 4 months agoPresumptive GOP Nominee for President Meets With His Probation Officerwww.rollingstone.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkPresumptive GOP Nominee for President Meets With His Probation Officerwww.rollingstone.comRapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareNJSpradlin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agohttps://www.excelsior.edu/article/what-is-the-difference-between-parole-officers-and-probation-officers/ Probation: you don’t go to jail, a probation officer is assigned during the sentencing phase Parole: you just got let out of jail early and a parole officer is assigned to you Similarities: you still get a government baby sitter and your rights stripped from you, Differences: when they’re assigned and when you get them.
minus-squaretreefrog@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-24 months agoActually I edited the italics for clarity. Either way, this is an investigation with a probation officer. He’s not on probation yet, and may not be eligible and have to do straight time. That’s what I was trying to clarify that the headline implied. That he’d already been sentenced, when he hasn’t.
https://www.excelsior.edu/article/what-is-the-difference-between-parole-officers-and-probation-officers/
Probation: you don’t go to jail, a probation officer is assigned during the sentencing phase
Parole: you just got let out of jail early and a parole officer is assigned to you
Similarities: you still get a government baby sitter and your rights stripped from you,
Differences: when they’re assigned and when you get them.
Actually I edited the italics for clarity.
Either way, this is an investigation with a probation officer.
He’s not on probation yet, and may not be eligible and have to do straight time.
That’s what I was trying to clarify that the headline implied. That he’d already been sentenced, when he hasn’t.