James Forman, Jr.

In court, judges tell people that their conviction carries a sentence of years, or probation. The truth is far more terrible. People convicted of crimes often become social outcasts for life, finding it difficult or impossible to rent an apartment, get a job, adopt children, access public benefits, serve on juries, or vote.

American Lawyer

Elias Hicks

And if we are in this state, if we had an eternity of probation, what reason have we to suppose that we should profit by it - if we had ever so long a time to chose for ourselves we should pursue our own will, to gratify our carnal I desires.

American Clergyman

George Steinbrenner

People keep coming up to me and asking, 'How does it feel to be banned for life?' Banned for life. I wasn't banned for life. There was never a word of suspension, probation or ban in that agreement. It was never meant to be part of it.

American Businessman

Richard Cabral

I didn't know that I could be an actor until I was 25 years old, and now I continue to go back to the prisons and probation camps and the inner city to say that you don't have to go through the violence, through the trauma like I did.

Mexican Actor

Larry Wilmore

My father was in law enforcement growing up. He was a probation officer. And I've always understood the point of view of the peace officer, you know, because of my dad.

American Comedian

Ezra Taft Benson

Sacrifice is truly the crowning test of the gospel. Men are tried and tested in this mortal probation to see if they will put first in their lives the kingdom of God.

American Leader

Justin Gaethje

Working in a juvenile detention center, being a probation officer for at-risk youths, I'll do something like that. Something nice and stable.

American Athlete

Heather Mac Donald

No one doubts that having a criminal record - whether it results in community probation or prison - is a serious handicap.

American Editor

PnB Rock

You might have two years probation and do good for a whole year, and you make one mistake, and you got to start over.

American Musician

Dereck Chisora

Zimbabwean Boxer

Probation at work means assessment of a new employee's performance or conduct.

Job Assessment

During job probation, employment is not fully stable and can be terminated if performance is lacking.

Conditional Stability

This period is crucial; it can decide your future in a job.

Critical Period

Probation in a legal sense means one has to follow certain court-ordered behaviors instead of going to jail.

Avoiding Jail

Violating terms of legal probation can lead to imprisonment.

Court Conditions

Probation is freedom under supervision, with rules set by a court or a probation officer.

Supervised Freedom

In education, probation signals that a student's performance needs to improve to avoid expulsion.

Academic Warning

Academic probation can motivate students to improve their grades or behavior.

Performance Motivation

Academic probation is not permanent; students can return to good standing by meeting requirements.

Temporary Status

 We were asked to help a California district attorney understand prosecutorial delays in their jurisdiction. There are people on probation or sitting in jail, awaiting for trial sometimes for years. They wanted to know what kind of cases dragged on, and they had a massive data set to explore to understand it,

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 to help them see that there's basically two categories of defendants in the the ones we're afraid of -- oftentimes, rightfully so -- and the ones we're mad at. These are the ones who miss all of their scheduled appointments and they blow through the best-laid probation plans.

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 We have seven million people on probation and parole. And mass incarceration, in my judgment, has fundamentally changed our world. In poor communities, in communities of color, there is this despair, there is this hopelessness that is being shaped by these outcomes.

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 because they're expected to pay for their own probation officers and their own electronic monitors. Forgiving violations of law or promises to pay back loans does pose risks. Forgiveness may encourage more violations.

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 I applied with the mentors and support she provided, got a letter of acceptance, and one of the paragraphs read, "You've been admitted under probationary status." I said, "Probation? I'm already on probation,

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