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Q: my son was supposed to be released from prison Jan. 19, 2017. still in jail as of today jan 30.

he had court in nov 2016 and attorney told him, and personally called me, and told us my son would spend two more months in a facility, out jan 19 with one year parole. as of today my son is still in jail. he had timed served and charges ran concurrent. the facility he is at says his outdate is july 2017. it seems that the facility hasn't received his amended time certificate...at this point we need to pursue more help. our current attorney says he has done all he could do

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Andrew M. Stengel
Andrew M. Stengel
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • New York, NY
  • Licensed in New York

A: The person who is in the best position to answer any question about your son's case is his current attorney.

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