Electronic Monitoring, House Arrest or Home Detention –
as an Alternative Sentencing Program

House arrest, electronic monitoring, or home detention are types of alternative sentencing that limit and/or monitor the defendant's mobility.

 

The participant is fitted with an electronic device or ankle bracelet. This ankle bracelet monitors the whereabouts of the participant at all times.

 

The participant may attend necessary functions, such as school, work, church, and other activities approved by the program's administrator.

 

Electronic monitoring may be court-issued or the defendant may have to apply for it independent of the court with the help of an attorney.

 

 

How can you get approved for an alternative Sentencing Program?

Talk to your attorney.
If your charges are not too serious and you have strong ties to your community, your attorney may argue that you should be eligible.

Taking advantage of an Alternative Sentencing Program via GPS monitoring, you are able to go to work, spend time with your family, etc.