r/Felons

So my friend is 21, just did 18 months for possession and assault. I met him through mutual friends 3 years ago, he found out I was queer and we started hooking up discreetly. We both were into bad shit but he got down bad, robbed a guy and got caught. I've been in touch the entire time and sent him money when I could. When he he found out he was being released he expressed having no where to go. I offered and now want to help him get on his feet.

Hello, let’s get straight to the point, my father has been incarcerated and his charges are outstanding, unfortunately that me and my family just cannot afford. What I’m wondering is there any like gofundme or charity’s that can help with bail or lawyer funds?

I know it’s a long shot but I’d figure it is worth a shot.

Thanks

Hello! I have a friend that was convicted and is having a hard time finding employment. To the point that’s he’s now homeless and sleeping at parks. I don’t know how to help him other than provide information. I was curious as to what jobs would be available for him.
He’s told me that he doesn’t want to get sweaty and dirty when he doesn’t have a place to call home (hard to clean himself.) doesn’t have his own transportation and no billing address.
Is there anything I can do to help?

Anything helps, thank you so much🙏

Let me Rephrase, If I go to prison I want to be a convict and hang around them because they have a different mentality than an inmate, they know more, they are respected more, quieter etc

I served 3 years in NYSDOCCS, and towards the end of my bid I quit porn and masturbation entirely as I tried to turn my life around and make changes...I abstained for many many months. Now I feel like I'm tripping up here and there, even though I don't watch porn.

I'm wondering if I was conditioned to feel this way because of the time I had to serve in the system, or am I really trying to get closer to God...don't know where else to put this.

Have a 4th degree agg assault conviction from 2012(end of punishment), a Bachelor’s degree, every ServSafe certificate necessary, and 10 years of progressive experience in kitchens, and I can’t get a management job in this town, but can’t move. I’m certified to administer and proctor the FPM test to certify my own boss but can’t pass a background check to be a sous chef or exec chef ever again.

I did get one exec chef job during COVID, because they, presumably, suspended background checks, at a multi-national arena. But the sheer amount of exploitation and work became too much to justify for the 16 hour days I was putting in on half the salary a typical EC would get; and every hour above 40 was diluting my actual per hour payment to be around 10 bucks an hour average. Regret it now, because everyone is background checking all the way back to 18th birthday, 26 years ago.

I was just sentenced to 3 years probation while currently serving 2 years of probation in a different county. I have not been complying with the conditions of my current probation for a whole year as I have been battling addiction and failing my UA’s. My PO’s been working with me the best he can, but I believe he’s reached the end of his patience with me. Expecting revocation/ possible warrant before or at our next meeting.

I have just been sentenced for a case that happened before the charges I’m currently on probation for, so no aggravating circumstances and no violations. I was told that I can transfer my existing probation to the county my probation was just sentenced in because it’s a lot closer to my house and only a 30 min bus ride as opposed to a 2.5 hour one. My current PO mentioned this a while ago before i was sentenced in this case and before i completely fucked up every chance he gave me.

Questions
1: will I still be eligible for transfer if I’m failing to comply with my current terms of probation?

2: I’m under the impression my two sentences would run concurrent with each other. This means I would only be serving the 3 year sentence as the 2 year sentence would be running at the same time.
Does that mean failing to comply could result in a combination of both original sentences being imposed? (3-5 years DOC for both) or just the one sentence I’m being transferred to?

I (61 F) recently had the title of my deceased husband's ,2001 Denali, transferred to me so I could give my stepson (52 M) the truck. I live in Illinois, stepson has Iowa state ID but is mostly transient. Vehicle had a dead battery and one flat tire. Sat unmoved for 3 years.

Agreed to take him to the courthouse the following day to get everything done.

I assumed I would end up paying, but worth it to know it was done and I'm no longer liable for vehicle.

He is late for courthouse time we agreed upon, then the phone rings.

Can I pick him up at the courthouse in my county. Can't wait to hear this one.

30 minutes later, there he stands. No shoes, no shirt. Sheriff gave him a pair of socks, so pavement wouldn't burn his feet if he had to walk. Asked him why he was arrested, answers with:

I drove the truck without a license.

I might have had some meth on me too.

I know he had no ID on him. The vehicle was impounded. I have possession of that again. So I am sure there is a whole lot more, but I know he is charged with

No ID

Unregistered vehicle

No insurance

Possession of meth.

He is on the radar with our PD...population here is only 2000. They knew he would do something stupid. Jr. Had a new battery sitting on the block. Jumper cables hooked up so it started. Couldn't shut the by about 6 inches, but thought that was fine. And dont forget the flat tire.

What kind of sentance is he looking at?

Jail would do him good. Prison I feel, he will get himself murdered.

I just wanted him gone.

Location: Illinois

SUSTAINED FINDINGS AGAINST DEPUTY JAMES AND SGT GONZALEZ ARE: Negligence; Failure to use Body Camera: General Proficiency of the law; Failure to supervise; And Disciplinary Rules (for conduct or actions of such seriousness, it warrants being disciplined)

We all heard about the Firefighter who allegedly threw tampons on her ex-boyfriends yard because she was jealous of a new girlfriend right? Well, HOLD ON for THIS ride, ladies and gentlemen! THAT was not the reality!

The "ex" and his "new girlfriend"

Gabrielle’s “Ex” and his “new girlfriend” failed to provide any evidence of any alleged harassment or stalking when asked for it by the state's attorney. Both the “ex” boyfriend and his new girlfriend also refused to be deposed under oath for the Internal Affairs Investigation.

The State's Attorney

Gabrielle Franze was administratively expunged from all charges of stalking by FDLE (up to the FBI level), because, according to the State's Attorney, Gabrielle did not commit the crime of Stalking; had no contact with her ex for two years; never contacted his new girlfriend; and had no domestic relationship with his new girlfriend. The State's Attorney concluded it was a non-criminal littering event, eligible for a littering ticket.

The Detective at the Scene

According to depositions, the new girlfriend called a deputy “friend” to complain after being told by the investigating detective on the scene that the littering event was not stalking. Detective Barnard stated that he explained to the girlfriend that because Gabrielle had no “domestic” relationship with her, no prior contact, and no other events had ocurred; it was littering and not the stalking charge she wanted.

The detective also advised the new girlfriend that it didn’t meet “criminal mischief” charges either, because no permanent damage was caused. He advised her to call if another event happens, and he closed the case.

Deputy Royce James

Royce James, a deputy from another district, happens to have an office beside the "new girlfriends" firehouse. Deputy James engaged in discussion with "the new girlfriend," but did so without turning on his body camera. He did, however, reopen the littering case to categorize it as "stalking" and arrested Gabrielle.

James charged Gabrielle with domestic violence stalking against the new girlfriend, a woman she had never met and had no domestic relationship with in a stunning act of incompetence.

The Depositions

Prior to Deputy James making the arrest, multiple deputies, a sergeant, and a lieutenant all gave statements of attempts to intervene by advising Deputy James that the event did not meet the stalking statute requirement, because it was a single event with no pattern of conduct. Deputy James proceeded anyway.

Deputy Royce James demonstrated in deposition how he “Reverse-Engineered” facts and took littering off the table (for reasons unknown), because he “felt” it was stalking. He doubled down further by declaring in his testimony that the judge, the detective, the state's attorney, and internal affairs investigators were all wrong, and he is right.

Is littering morally wrong? Yes, no one should litter. No one should toilet-paper a house after a Friday night ball game, either, but more importantly, an officer of the law cannot arrest a citizen based on emotion over written law.

When pressed, Deputy Royce James continued stating he didn’t “feel” it was right until internal affairs investigators reminded him that it is not his job to enforce feelings; it is his job to enforce established, written law, and if he didn’t like that, then use his right to vote for candidates to change it.

Finally, the depositions and body cam prove that Deputy James misled his supervisor intentionally, or unintentionally, to gain approval to arrest Gabrielle, and omitted facts that disproved the stalking charge and narrative on his arrest affidavit. The same arrest affidavit that was used by international media as the sole source to perpetuate the narrative wrongly characterizing Gabrielle as an unhinged, crazy, jealous ex-girlfriend stalker. That narrative is proven false, but still delivered a life sentence online for Gabrielle.

Deputy James told his supervisor that Gabrielle “confessed to everything,” while the body camera footage shows she repeatedly denied any part of planning the event or throwing anything. In fact, Deputy James admitted in deposition to receiving a confession from another person and said he didn’t think “it was relevant.” He did not inform his supervisor of the confession either.

Gabrielle stated she did “drive to an address given to her, but didn’t know belonged to her ex,” and somewhere along the drive, “she began to suspect”, but didn’t confirm it until after the fact. Driving a vehicle when someone else littered isn't a crime.

And it gets worse.

In the arrest affidavit, Deputy James frames Gabrielle as a “liar” and knowingly misled the public by omitting the confession of another person who took responsibility for littering before the arrest.

As if that isn’t enough to make you scratch your head raw…

He broke each step that the person who stated they littered and "purchased, prepared, and threw" the litter and assigned each step as a separate event of harassment by Gabrielle. It is irrational to use a single event on a single night as multiple actions to meet the legal “course of conduct” and “repeated” events requirements for domestic violence stalking charges. The arrest affidavit was invalidated the moment it was ruled to lack sufficient probable cause.

His arrest rationale failed the legal test and definitely fails the public sniff test.

So, what have we learned?

For Gabrielle—littering is wrong, and if someone else litters, RUN!!. Kidding, but listen, it wasn't a crime and clearly the whole "jealousy" angle was pointed at the wrong person.

For Deputy James—Learn the law. No citizen who litters one time and causes no permanent damage deserves to be arrested for stalking- a charge that DOES cause permanent damage. Unless of course, reputational damage was the goal?

In this case, we’re all left to still wonder about what Deputy James' motive was? Was it ego? Was it for Live PD content? Was it big emotions? A Favor? Arrogance? Or just a mistake? We may never know.

Shout out to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office Internal Affairs Investigators who did a great job of uncovering the truth in this case. They acted with integrity and did solid investigative work!

What do you think Gabrielle should do with the findings?

i was given a harge of a possesion of a THC cart + speeding (hence why i got pulled over)

amd i going to be a felon?! this seems a bit absurd imo. what do i do? should i claim not guilty? fight in court?

edit- sorry but im super new to all this. i would greatly appreciate it if there was SOMEONE who could give advice. thank you.

Context, i got pulled over for having a weed pen on me ( failure to use turn signal in the turning lane) on the paper i got from the jail it said that it was a felony possession charge. Level 1 i think, is there anyone that i won’t have to have a felony on my record im 22 and it’s my first ever time getting arrested. Advice on what i should do?

I got a state jail felony in Texas and lost my gun rights is there any way to get them back? Besides a pardon from the governor which would never happen?

# Location: Detroit, Mi

so I’m looking for a job, I’m going through a temp service and as per usual I have to do a background check I get denied a job for a felony warrant I have that I have no idea about I’ve tried to look up the case and search the courts online but this really has me stumped. I haven’t been arrested or anything crazy in a while definitely nothing to have a felony

Type: Felony
Original Charge: False Pretenses - $1000.00 - $19,999.99
Disposition: ACTIVE WARRANT

I’m looking for advice from people who have actually been through California state prison or have firsthand experience with CDCR.

I’m a first-time offender with no criminal history/affiliation. After more than a year of court, I’ve been offered a plea to one count of PC 245(b) with a 3-year state prison sentence. The remaining charges would be stayed as part of the agreement. No one was physically injured in the incident.

I’m not asking whether I should take the deal or for legal advice. I already have an attorney. I’m trying to prepare myself in case I accept it.

Since this happened about 14 months ago, I did 5 months of voluntary anger management and 10 months of therapy, became involved in my Catholic church, completed my sacraments, and have been doing everything I can to improve myself. Unfortunately, mental health diversion was denied. For those who have actually been through CDCR:

What was reception like?
How long were you there before being transferred?
What do you wish you had done before surrendering?
How did you stay in contact with family?
What helped you mentally get through the first few months?
Any advice for someone going into prison for the first time?

I’m trying to prepare myself as much as possible and would appreciate hearing real experiences rather than TV or movie versions of prison.

Thank you.

Does anyone know how prisoners in the Florida heat are currently being treated for this weather? Just from what I’ve read the conditions normally suck because there isn’t any a/c. Wouldn’t this be considered a kind of torture or something? Anyone have any intel?

Not sure if this fits in this community but I’m not sure where else to share this.

Basically for background context my dad was arrested feb 2025 after I found CSA evidence in his office in our basement. I had a repressed memory when from my childhood seeing underage girls on his computer, but he gaslit me for years about it. He was then arrested shortly after I found this hard evidence.

His parents have been defending him from the start and paying for his criminal offenses, and bailed him out of jail. Part of his bail was to have NO electronics or devices that access the internet. Few weeks later I saw his Facebook account active, and sure enough it was him and he got arrested again. Of course they bailed him out once more until his 4 year sentence this year.

So I stopped contact with my grandparents earlier last year, but now since I turned 18 they have been sending me letters back and fourth, and I finally made the decision to speak to them. Despite it probably being a bad idea, I already know what they will do since they are narcissistic and mentally ill. Me and my mom have spectated for a while now that they are also predators, and they likely have CSA material in their house somewhere. I started speaking to them via text today, and I have came down with a plan: tomorrow I speak to them in person, I get invited to their house more, and eventually probably will get asked to watch their cat while they are away on vacay. I know this sounds impulsive and dangerous but I have always had an itch about people and it always turns out to be right.

I just need more advice on how to go on with this “plan”, I already bought pepper spray in case although I don’t think they will do anything violent, they just want emotional control over me.

Location: IL

If someone is in drug court in Illinois (multiple felonies) and they get arrested for a charge that is considered a felony due to prior charges, will they go to court "immediately"? I have read this on some websites, but I'm just wondering what "immediately" means. Also, I see that unless it's a major arrest that they might just continue getting drug-court sanctions vs. something more drastic like getting kicked out? thanks in advance. Any experience?