probation

And those consequences tend to be mild: Several incidents in the Washington Post piece resulted in probation for offenders who used Flock inappropriately.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

During the visit, guards saw Randall try to pass a blue balloon to her son, a deputy probation officer wrote in the report.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

In the probation report after the conviction, Brambles again professed his innocence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

A probation officer said it is "not clear there's anything actually new here in terms of how probation staff are going to manage people being released earlier".

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Defendants are typically denied meaningful legal representation, pressured by the threat of lengthy sentences into a plea bargain, and then placed under formal control—in prison or jail, on probation or parole.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Documents may include formal accusations, which detail allegations of gross negligence and other violations; letters of reprimand; and disciplinary orders spelling out stipulated agreements, suspensions, revocations and probations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2021

Their protests earned them 12-month probations from the U.S.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 5, 2020

The terms of the probations haven’t been announced, however.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 12, 2015

Open, the major where she has been involved in the most drama — everything from outrageous line calls to probations and fines.

From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2015

She had never thought of probations, and examinations, and catechisms.

From A Daughter of the Land by Gene Stratton-Porter