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Question about federal probation

throughthickandthin
throughthickandthin

hey guys!



so my boyfriend is finally out of jail. Thank god. That was a crazy 10 months... anyways he’s on federal probation for 3 years and I’m just curious about what kind of support and funding is available to someone in his situation. He suffers from a opioid addiction and the only help he has is through his PO and mandatory IOP program. There’s no help as far as finding a job or getting a bus pass or a gym membership or anything. He needs to stay busy and be active and it’s really hard because he suffers from depression really bad. I’m worried he’s not going to ask for help out of fear that everything he says and does will be reported to his PO. 



IS there any funding for a job program? Is anyone familiar with how the IOP works and if he says he’s struggling does he get sent back to jail if he says he’s having a hard time?




any advice is much appreciated.



thanks bunches!

bunnyhabit
bunnyhabit
IOP is typically a intensive outpatient program that is less structure than a residential drug abuse program, but with continued professional counseling and support. it doesn't provide any income to patients but will keep PO informed of progress and recommendations.

if your SO messes up they can recommend he put back in a residential rehab facility. so watch your boyfriend actions.
Wow50
Wow50
Hi my ex husband was on federal probation after he got outta Federal prison. He also was addicted to opiates. He kept failing his drug tests. 22 times to be exact. They also put him in a federal prison that had a drug rehab program.
Anyway they made him talk to a therapist psychiatrist because of his opiate problem /depression. You may want to have him look into that. He had to go see him once a month. I think they will help with transportation if he needs it. Federal probation also is stricter than state probation.
They did get him into a school for truck driving. I know of a few others that went thru fed probation that also drive trucks and they are random drug tested. Hope this helps. Lmk