A letter to the Court won't be effective because it has no authority to release a prisoner early. – Joshua Sabert Lowther, Esq.Customer: I need a sample letter asking a judge for probation at my son's readiness hearing (he's 20 years old). Learn how to write an effective prison early release letter with examples for compassionate release. Make your message count! What you have written here is a good start to a request for early termination from probation. Expand on what have written here. You will also want to include proof that you have paid all your fines, court costs, probation fees, etc. Mail a copy to the judge, DA's office, and court clerk. Early Termination of Probation means you are asking the court to end your probation before the you have served the full term of your probation.