Q: Can the parole board put a no contact order between two married people?
I was a minor when I had a relationship with an older man. He went to prison and served his time. 5 years we went without speaking. I contacted him in prison a little before he got out. I was 20 at the time. When he got out he went on probation and a no contact order between us was in his terms of probation. I’ve tried for 2 years to get it dropped and no one would do it, we have been seeing each other for those two years. We got married a couple of months ago with the no contact order still active. His PO found out and sent him to jail, now we have a parole board hearing on Wednesday May 8th, i am his witness and will be reading a statement. His lawyer said his best offer would be to continue his probation with the order still active. Isn’t there some sort of marital privilege with this? How can they legally put a no contact between us? I am not a “victim” he is my husband.
A: Yes. They have the power to restrict or eliminate contact for anyone under their supervision.
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