OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD :D :thumbsup:

After almost 17 years, it's happening. Our release is becoming real. Today at work the Probation Officer called me to set up the home visit!

Our release isn't until June, so this seems really early...

After a brief conversation, I told him..."I bet you are not use to people being as excited as we are to have a PO." He replied, "no I'm not."

I can't wait! Should I have Halloween Cupcakes on the table or a warm apple pie?

If anyone has experience with Probation Officers in the Eastern District of Wisconsin, I've loved to hear from you.

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i havent expeirienced this but just wanted to say congrats and hi! good luck with everything!

I m am so happy for you !!!

Congrats... your baby is finally coming home after such a long time. :) Good luck! Those few months are gonna fly by for the two of you.

Congrats!! I am so happy for you!!! And the apple pie would make the house smell wonderful LOL!!! :D

Break out the wine and cheese! Maybe even have a brat party when he comes over. Heck, maybe you could just have a party and we could all show up! Great news! :)

NO NO WINE!!! Just kidding. Congratulations. Since its so early maybe he will be home before JUNE!!!

I will just have the house spotless and the yard clean. Plenty of food in the fridge no beer liquor no weapons in the house.

GOOD LUCK!!!
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:) Terrific news!! Congratulations. What a treasure you are to have stuck it out! Best of luck to both of you.:thumbsup:

Thanks everyone...I'm going to send him all these great posts, so he can see how great PTO is!

The PO is coming at 7:30AM!!! I'm ready so ready.

My heart wants to keep telling me, "He's coming home sooner than you think." That would be a gift from God, a true miracle.

I'll meet him at the door with my dress on, pearls around my neck...just like June Cleaver!

Congrats....We will be having a visit from our PO soon also...he's not called me yet...and my Sweetie has a little over 5 months left...We think that he won't come until Jan or Feb because my Sweetie's case manager won't be giving out the info of where I'm living until Jan. WooHoo!! Congrats to you!!!

good luck!! I remember when the po came to the house i was so nervous. It was over pretty fast. They just want to verify the address and members in the household. Good luck again. Wonder ful news!!

Oh My.. congrats!!! I know you are one happy woman.. these next months will fly by so fast for you!!!!!! again CONGRATULATIONS..

oh yeah can I get some apple pie too??? lol

Hope it all goes well :)
i would be excited too!

Nice to hear when someone's getting out, especially after so many years. Could I ask - was he serving a federal sentence under the guidelines or is he being paroled? Zelda

Point...what a blessing! Home-bound!
Please keep us posted on how it goes!


And...everyone keep Zelda in our prayers! Hopefully next time around, she'll be going through the same thing! Bring'em home! Bring'em home!

Point ... So exciting ... I am pulling for you both ... Congrats!!! Keep us posted!! :)

I am smiling for you point... keep us posted, I hope it is an early release surprise for you!

I'm still not breathing right since the PO left....he was here for 1.5 hours. A very extensive interview for both of us. Oh yea, I had a full page of questions in which he answered thoroughly. He liked my house!!! Lots of compliments there. Whew.

The only part that was shocking is that they dig up every bit of dirt they can find and try to get you to change your mind about having an inmate come home. Kinda like..."what's a nice girl like you doing with a **** like that?" And some questions that were even hard for the PO to ask. But this man had heart. He apologized for having to ask, but it was his job.

Zelda, we have the CCE to deal with...no parole. We are old law, pre SRA. (How close are you to the door?) I did learn during my meeting that the US Parole Commission was to have been shut down last year. Probation is taking it's place. Oh and Zelda...he told me that there are very very few of us old law left. Actually, we've been incarcerated longer than the PO has been working for the Feds!

He is efficient. Within 24 hours he called my husbands future employer to verify everything. I don't think there are any good surprises here ( like a longer CCC stay), just one agency so much more on top of things and SO MUCH MORE efficient than the BOP. I guess I'm just not use to that at all!!!

The best part of it all is that his release seems real now, not just a future dream. We still have to wait for Spring...

Thanks again everyone for holding my hand...

What's CCE? We don't know how much farther we have to go - he has another hearing in May. Congress keeps extending the U.S. Parole Commission funding. Is your guy in a CCC placement? We've been told my husband would not be eligible for that, even when given a parole date, due to his crime of conviction. (Nobody with convictions for "violent" offenses.) That's O.K. He can use our home as his placement! I'll accept him. :) I'm so glad for you - and if you've been at this for as long as we have, those type of comments to discourage the relationship are just laughable, eh? Zelda

Point,
Sounds like it went pretty good. I hope he is home soon. Someone effecient? WOW! Didnt know those existed when dealing with prison.

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Hi Pointoflight, I've just recently went threw a Po home visit too.It just made me feel like he's that much closer to home. He just asked who all resides in the home,any weapons, wanted to see where he would be sleeping etc. He's got 35 more days to go!