Can I ask that my conditions of federal probation be changed?

Yes. The judge may change, reduce, or increase the conditions of a sentence of federal probation at any time before your probation term ends.[928] The judge may change or increase the conditions of your probation if you violate a condition of probation. In the best-case scenario—if you have not had any violations and you have fulfilled all probation requirements—the judge may end your probation early.[929] In the worst-case scenario, the judge may revoke your probation and sentence you to time in prison.

  1. 928

    18 U.S.C. §§ 3563, 3583; see also Fed. R. Crim. Pro. 32.1 (describing the procedures required for the probation officer to petition the Court for a modification or revocation of probation or supervised release, and for the Court in adjudicating a potential revocation or modification). The Court can also modify or revoke your Federal Probation or Supervised Release after the official end of the term (i.e., a specific number of years after your release from custody) so long as the violation and Probation Officer’s Petition to Modify or Revoke was filed with the Court before the official end of the term of supervision. This means that the Probation Office can obtain an arrest warrant years after an event occurred. ↑

  2. 929

    18 U.S.C. § 3563(c); see also Fed. R. Crim. Pro. 32.1. ↑