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EllieBC

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2. Up here it means they do probation but if they violate
Sun Jan 15, 2017, 01:59 AM
Jan 2017

the terms of their probation then they go to jail.

I think it's the same in the US. Not sure about Germany but I'll assume it's the same. That is, actual jail time doesn't happen unless they screw up their probation.

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