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Community Corrections Programs offered by King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention

Community Corrections Programs offered by King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention

Individuals who are either pre-trial or committed to serve jail time in a King County facility may be eligible to serve the sentence in the following alternative programs:   Electronic Home Detention -  Allows convicted clients to serve all or some portion of their pre-trial and/or sentenced time at home.    -  Clients are monitored electronically and are confined to their homes, except when following a set schedule that may include attendance at work, school or treatment.    -  To insure compliance the client is equipped with an electronic bracelet in order to allow monitoring.    -  The alternative uses an active electronic monitoring system that works with telephones using computerized random calling to the client's residence. -  The Department is immediately alerted if the equipment has been tampered with or the client is not within the required distance of the monitoring device.    Community Center for Alternative Programs (formerly Day Reporting) -  Holds offenders accountable to a weekly itinerary directed at involving the offender in a continuum of structured programs. -  Assists offenders in changing those behaviors that have contributed to their being charged with a crime. -  Provides on-site services as well as referrals to community-based services. -  Random drug tests are conducted to monitor for illegal drug use and consumption of alcohol. -  Offenders receive an individual needs assessment and are scheduled for a variety of programs.

Physical Address

400 Yesler Way, Seattle, WA 98104

Hours

M-F, 8am-4pm.

Application process

Apply immediately after receiving a court order.   Prompt application will ensure person meets court deadlines.

Fee

None for most programs.   Sliding scale fees may apply to the work release program and Electronic Home Detention.

Eligibility

Persons charged with an offense who are incarcerated or who are facing incarceration, who may not need to be in jail, but who do require monitoring. Must be court ordered. Specific criteria are established by the courts for each program.

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King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention's Community Corrections Division

Provides structured programs to address the needs of offenders and their sentences. This includes assessment, treatment readiness, life skills and linkages to community programs. Increases offender accountability and reduces recidivism through low-risk alternatives to incarceration.