Inmates with Probation Violations Freed Under New Law

Rhode Island Criminal Defense Attorney MacDonald found this article in the Associated Press regarding the release of prisoners for probation violations interesting.

The full article follows below.

Law allows inmates freed for probation violations

The Associated Press
June 20, 2010

A new law allows inmates in prison for probation violations to be freed if they are cleared of the charge that led to their return to prison.

Anyone convicted of a crime can be put on probation instead of serving prison time. They also could serve some time, get out of prison and be put on probation.

In exchange, the person on probation agrees to good behavior.

Previously, if someone on probation were charged with a new crime, the new charge was usually considered sufficient evidence of falling short of good behavior.

The person could have been returned to prison to serve some or all of the probation sentence and remain in prison even if he or she were later found not guilty of the new charge.

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