Probation Violation
Posted By Robert Humphrey on Dec 23, 2009 5:42am PST
In the December 17, 2009 Providence Journal, Journal staff writer John Hill reported that "under current law, probation violators can be held even if acquitted of new charges." Supporters of more lenient laws with regards to probation violation are lobbying legislative leaders to override Governor Carcieri's veto of the recent probation violation bill.