WhatsRight (original poster member #35417) posted at 11:36 PM on Thursday, October 31st, 2024
My son is finishing up his incarceration in a few months, but he has an unresolved issue in a nearby county (45 minutes away).
He has a public defender in that county. The offense was 3 years before he was incarcerated. (2019)
Since that time, they have sent out threatening letters and warrants for his arrest. No matter how many times they are told that he cannot get to court due to being incarcerated.
Now, he keeps getting a court date WEEKLY to show up in this other countyAND an order to transport has been issued over 10 times. Yet they never arrange to get him.
Recently he had a parole hearing and they refused to grant parole with the other offense pending.
Is there anything we can do?
It could mean getting home 3-4 months earlier.
So frustrating. 馃槥
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little turtle ( member #15584) posted at 11:16 PM on Sunday, November 10th, 2024
Wish I had some words of wisdom for you. But wanted to let you know that I read your message. (((WhatsRight)))
Any updates?
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WhatsRight (original poster member #35417) posted at 3:41 PM on Monday, November 11th, 2024
Thanks for your response.
No, no updates except that the judge and the Public Defender both rolled their eyes when he was not brought to court a month ago. Evidently the Public Defender had been making the requests for the transfers, so at that time the judge said he would make the request personally, so that perhaps it would be respected.
The result was that again he was not transferred the 30 miles to the court where he needed to be at the end of October. I will be driving back there in a couple of days to see if they will be bringing him to court this time.
I can鈥檛 decide whether this is all just total bullshit, or if it鈥檚 a God thing. Either my son is facing remaining in jail for a longer period of time because this has not been taken care of by the courts, or perhaps there鈥檚 one more lesson he needs to learn before he comes home and that will take more time.
I just want him home so badly. I鈥檝e seen him three times in the past three years. Twice across a courtroom, and once in a small room for a parole hearing, but no talking to him, and no touching him. To have suffered the loss of his dad and not have so much as a two or three hour furlough to attend his service past has had to have had a huge impact on him. I just want him home.
"Noone can make you feel inferior without your concent." Eleanor Roosevelt
I will not be vanquished. Rose Kennedy
BearlyBreathing ( member #55075) posted at 9:24 PM on Monday, November 11th, 2024
WR- I hope the courts do right by your son. What a long ordeal for you both.
How are you otherwise?
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zebra25 ( member #29431) posted at 10:06 PM on Monday, November 11th, 2024
I hope this all gets worked out and he is able to come home soon.
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