Alternative Jail Options in San Diego County
San Diego County judges generally do not allow electronic surveillance or home confinement, although Attorney Joel Bailey has had success getting these results for clients with unusual circumstances. The primary alternative to jail is work furlough, run by a private company and supervised by the county probation office.
Work furlough in San Diego County is run by a private firm, Correctional Alternatives, Inc., and is over sought by the county probation department. Both misdemeanor and felony defendants can benefit from this alternative to jail or prison, allowing a person to keep their job, maintain their families, and avoid actual jail or prison. If you qualify for the work furlough program, you reside in a condo unit at night and are released for up to 12 hours a day, six days a week. Your time on work furlough is credited against any jail time you may have faced.
The work furlough alternative to jail is not available to everyone, but with aggressive defense, it may be available in your case. If you're facing criminal charges for a drug crime, repeat DUI, or other criminal offense in Southern California, contact me, criminal defense lawyer Joel Bailey.
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Work furlough can be an alternative to jail or prison in many different types of cases, although serious and violent felonies are generally excluded. It's most common for drug offenses. Even when a residential rehabilitation option is unavailable, some judges will allow a defendant to be placed in work furlough instead of being sentenced to jail or prison. Such as residential drug rehab under Proposition 36 or drug diversion, but it is also an option for third-offense drunk driving convictions, some domestic violence cases, and other criminal convictions for non-violent and non-sexual crimes.
Another option for those with drunk driving convictions is the use of a SCRAM® (Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor) ankle bracelet. This allows the courts to constantly monitor a person's blood alcohol level transdermally and may be imposed as a condition of probation. If a person fails to obey court orders and ingests alcohol, an alarm will be triggered and the person may be arrested.
An aggressive attorney can sometimes negotiate with the DA to strike a charge or change the charges, or convince a judge to stay a prison sentence, in order to help a client qualify for the work furlough alternative to jail or for the SCRAM® bracelet.
With more than 18 years of experience in criminal courts, I'm very aggressive in defense of my clients. I work hard throughout every case, looking for ways to keep my client from being "warehoused" as a common criminal. As a criminal defense attorney, I am committed to helping addicts the therapy and drug treatment they need and keep their work and life going.
Avoid jail time whenever possible. I can explain your options and will push hard to get the best possible result in your case. Contact my Vista criminal defense law office for an aggressive defense.
