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If you are on house arrest, are you allowed to get groceries or go to the doctor? Serious question.

by jsiaajdsdaa 5y ago

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khuey 5y ago
It's a case by case thing. If you live with others they may be expected to do the shopping for you.
kingcharles 5y ago
It's a good question. So, by default, where I live in Chicago you can't do anything at all. I was told by the Sheriff not to even leave my bedroom for any reason when I first got here. I live in a big commercial building, so I ignored their advice. I have an ankle monitor which uses GPS and cell network triangulation, so they know my rough position at all times. This means they knew I was wandering around, taking my dog for a walk around the building etc. The Sheriff would send people over constantly to harass me. I did a FOIA request to see their logs and it was funny to see that they have police constantly tagging my movements with quotes which basically say "Look, this guy isn't going anywhere, he is just walking around his building, we don't need to bother him" - but obviously there are dozens of different people working at the HQ and some aren't so kind. I think it took over two months before I persuaded the judge to let me get groceries and go to the laundromat. So I have two hours on Mon/Tues/Thurs to get what I need. But I am supposed to go straight there and straight back. There is a new law in Illinois which says I get two days a week to do what I want, but apparently because of poor coding in their computer system I can't get it because my jail ID ends in an odd number. It is also a new law now that they can't charge you with "prison escape" for going outside your house unless you are gone for more than 48 hours. [people ended up with years in prison simply for taking their trash to the Dumpster behind their house] tl;dr: I can now, after some hassle, get groceries. I cannot go to the doctor. When I needed my booster I timed the appointment so I could run into Walgreens on the way to the grocery store so they didn't notice I'd taken a detour. It might take me several months to get the judge to sign off on a doctor's appointment. If I'm dying I can go to the hospital, but I better have every scrap of paperwork and be willing to prove I was actually dying as I've known a couple of people who have ended up going back to jail after going to the hospital. [one guy took his daughter in an emergency - the judge told him he had no excuse for taking her as he could have just called an ambulance to take her and stayed at home]
- kingcharles 5y ago
  I was given stats today: about 40% of those in Chicago on house arrest cannot leave their home for any reason whatsoever. No groceries, no walking the dog, no taking out their rubbish, no fresh air, no doctors appointments. Nothing.

If you are on house arrest, are you allowed to get groceries or go to the doctor? Serious question.

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khuey 5y ago

It's a case by case thing. If you live with others they may be expected to do the shopping for you.

kingcharles 5y ago

It's a good question. So, by default, where I live in Chicago you can't do anything at all. I was told by the Sheriff not to even leave my bedroom for any reason when I first got here. I live in a big commercial building, so I ignored their advice. I have an ankle monitor which uses GPS and cell network triangulation, so they know my rough position at all times. This means they knew I was wandering around, taking my dog for a walk around the building etc. The Sheriff would send people over constantly to harass me. I did a FOIA request to see their logs and it was funny to see that they have police constantly tagging my movements with quotes which basically say "Look, this guy isn't going anywhere, he is just walking around his building, we don't need to bother him" - but obviously there are dozens of different people working at the HQ and some aren't so kind. I think it took over two months before I persuaded the judge to let me get groceries and go to the laundromat. So I have two hours on Mon/Tues/Thurs to get what I need. But I am supposed to go straight there and straight back. There is a new law in Illinois which says I get two days a week to do what I want, but apparently because of poor coding in their computer system I can't get it because my jail ID ends in an odd number. It is also a new law now that they can't charge you with "prison escape" for going outside your house unless you are gone for more than 48 hours. [people ended up with years in prison simply for taking their trash to the Dumpster behind their house] tl;dr: I can now, after some hassle, get groceries. I cannot go to the doctor. When I needed my booster I timed the appointment so I could run into Walgreens on the way to the grocery store so they didn't notice I'd taken a detour. It might take me several months to get the judge to sign off on a doctor's appointment. If I'm dying I can go to the hospital, but I better have every scrap of paperwork and be willing to prove I was actually dying as I've known a couple of people who have ended up going back to jail after going to the hospital. [one guy took his daughter in an emergency - the judge told him he had no excuse for taking her as he could have just called an ambulance to take her and stayed at home]

kingcharles 5y ago
I was given stats today: about 40% of those in Chicago on house arrest cannot leave their home for any reason whatsoever. No groceries, no walking the dog, no taking out their rubbish, no fresh air, no doctors appointments. Nothing.