Legal Question in Criminal Law in Ohio

Post Release Control

My son was convicted of a F3 robbery and sentenced to a year in prison. At the time of his arrest he had a broken gun in his waistband. The grand jury ignored a gun charge because the gun was not loaded and had a broken firing pin. Also, he never pointed the gun at the victim, just showed the gun butt. I know this was wrong and he's paying for his error in judgement. However, his year is nearly up and he tells me he will be under PRC for 3 years and it seems to me that this is unfair if he served his entire year. Isn't this double punishment? How can the judge sentence him to a year in prison but punish him for 4? He was a 1st time offender with no juvenile record. His security clearance or whatever you call it is the lowest you can get. His chances of re-offending are next to nothing. I just don't understand and wonder if there is anything I can do about it.


Asked on 4/29/08, 11:32 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Daniel Dismuke Daniel K. Dismuke, Attorney at Law

Re: Post Release Control

Post Release Control (PRC) is part of any felony sentence. It is like the old Parole system. There is no way around it. If he were to violate the conditions of release he could receive an additional 6 months (half of his original sentence).

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Answered on 4/29/08, 1:35 pm


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