Started off on the wrong foot :blah: .. but ended quiet well I think. :D
I left work at 3 pm (Tempe) drove home (hour away) to meet him at 4 pm. By 5:15 pm I was pissed .. no show .. no call .. nothing! :angry: Let one of us fail to show up at a designated time/place for a PO meeting. Aauugghh. :blah:

Well he finally arrived about 5:40 ... I answered the door and said I'd about given up on you. He polite explained he was running behind but had received approval from his supervisor to work till 8 pm .. :eek: He later explained that he only has 15 days to complete a home visit/report. Wow .. welcome to the life of DOC.

1st thing he did was ask for my ID... then he explained that according to ASP/DOC rules they had to do the home visits 6 months prior to release. He was obligated to do a background check on me even though DOC had done one for visitation... he had to do his own. (no big deal .. I have no criminal history .. just loving an inmate stupidity history) LOL :p

He was a very polite gentleman. Asked the standard questions:
How long known each other .. relationship .. how long lived in residence .. own/rent .. who lives here... any criminal history .. guns .. drugs ... would him being in my home be a financial burden .. I laughed and said noo ... where he is NOW is the financial burden! :rolleyes:

Asked if we had ever lived together before .. asked if i would be willing to provide him transportation to PO visits...of course I said yes ... he asked what he was in prison for ... explained how they calculate ERC dates and what his max out date is (March 20, 2005) ... which confused me .. cuz I thought it was July 10, 2005. He said no.... according to AZ State Law .. hes out 3/20 no matter how bad boy he is .. even if score is 5/5 they would have to release him on March 20th .. cuz of the 85% thing. :D

He gave me a copy of the form he will have to sign ... saying he'll not hang out with the homies (anyone on parole or probation) .. has to contact him if he has any contact with police ... no guns .. drugs .. gotta :D work ...:D .. attend counseling/classes he's assigned to ...agree to home visits/searches without a warrant... basic stuff when you're placed on probation type thing.

He said that we had to contact him in the 1st 24 hours after MyGuy's release .. and that he would then schedule an appointment for him to come to the office and meet with him.

But all in all .. it was a good visit ... I signed the form saying I agreed to allow him to live in my home .. He said if I had any questions I was welcome to call him .. but until he is actually released we'd have to continue to go through his CO III Counselor at the facility he's at.

The one thing I failed to ask was: How will I know if my home/I'm approved for his release? :idea: I may call next week and speak to the guy and ask :confused: I didn't even think about that until I was writing MyGuy a letter last night telling him what happen .... :eek:

I'm not on cloud nine .. but I definately feel like some stress has been relieved ... this has to mean we are headed towards some sort of an end ... I still have probably 6 months to go .. but hey ... One day at a time!!

I hope this information is helpful to some of you that are still awaiting for this type of process to begin ... I know I was scared to death ... but now it's over ... and I am back to counting the days .... ;)

thank you for sharing as many will go through this and it is great to know
that is great that you have gotten this step completed and now the wait
but a wait with a great reward

my guy is do out january 19/05 but his P.O. said he could get out at any time now. do you know if they have started to release non violate inmates loose early? and if so how early? can you tell me anything on this? thanks again for all the info. take care and good luck to you and yours.

my fiance is being released to me in 4 weeks. the parole officer just had me come down to the office to sign a form allowing him to live with me and verifying that a house existed at the address i had provided. that's it! no background check... and she didn't even have to visit my home! she covers a lot of the rural counties in arizona, so maybe they're less strict out here?

my fiance was in prison a couple of years ago and we did the same thing. no parole visits.. nothing. we just had to check in with the parole office once a month (parole lasts 1 day for every 7 days they spend locked up).

His Parole Officer said after he "verified the house existed" (a drive by even) I could just come by the office if it was easier. The interview was basic ... and yes I had to sign a form saying I agreed to allow him to live at my residence. I just want this time to pass ... I miss him so much .. since he's been in CDU we don't get regular visits because of my job ... it's soo hard to be without him. We don't have calls ... I miss his smile .. I miss his laugh ... I MISS HIM! :(

That is really good info to know, thank you. We still have a little over 2 years, but I already question and wonder what I will be faced with. I am happy it all worked out for you. You can at least breathe a lil easier, for now.

Finally!!!!! the info Ive been looking for!!!