You are finally out of prison or jail, though you are still being supervised. There are lots of rules to follow but you are determined to succeed. Avoid these three people to further reduce your chance of violating parole or probation and going back inside. Felons:  Even though you were told not to hang out with felons, it’s easy to get lax and start doing it anyway. After all, you are a good person and a felon, so why should you avoid other felons? Do it because if your probation officer wants to, he can violate you for it. This includes online contact, too. Why take the risk? Your charge partner: This may have been ordered by the judge who heard your case, or your probation officer might have made it part of your supervision, but if not, it is still a good idea to avoid him. If your P.O. gets wind the two of you are friends, he might assume you are up to committing crimes again. Staying off the P.O.’s radar is worth giving up the friendship with your charge partner. Drug Addicts: Whether or not you had a drug issue before you went in, no good will come of hanging with addicts now. Most addicts are committing crimes to support their habit. You don’t need to be caught up in that activity. Final thoughts: Think about being on parole or probation as living in a fishbowl where all of society can watch you swimming around. You never know when someone who sees you, also knows your P.O. Walking into a report date to be met with attitude and threats of violating is very stressful. Reduce the chance of that happening by avoiding these three populations.