Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

Inmate's Rights regarding Parole Address

Can a parole officer deny an address just because he feels that there would be domestic issues possible. The address was approved and deemed acceptable and then the inmate's estranged wife called and stated she wanted him to come home but he is filing divorce papers. So, can they deny an address just because they feel the estranged wife could be a domestic hassle? They say he could go to his mom's if it's approved, but that would be a worse domestic hassle because it is in the same neighborhood as the estranged wife. The difference is that it is a different county so this parole office wouldn't have to deal with it.


Asked on 12/15/04, 4:43 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Valerie Masters Valerie Masters, P.A.

Re: Inmate's Rights regarding Parole Address

I'm not entirely sure of the exact question. The parole officer basically owns the parolee. He can place a lot of restrictions on a parolee including where he lives within reason. If the parole officer is being totally unreasonable then you would have to go back to court to fix it. However, the parolee should want to start out on the right foot with parole, and fighting about this will certianly start the relatinship off badly. Once a parole officer has a bad opinion of a parolee you can imagine what happens to the parolee- he winds up back in prison. It sounds like mom's house is a first good step. You can change residences (with approval) later. If I didnt answer the question feel free to contact me at [email protected]

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Answered on 12/15/04, 5:27 pm


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