1. Work release is that portion of the Community Release Program that allows selected inmates to work at paid employment in the community during the last months of their confinement.
   
   
2. Inmates must return to the Department's custody at the end of each workday. Work Release provides:
   • Gradual reintegration back into the community.
   • Gainful employment.
   • Accumulation of savings from paid employment.
   • Preservation of family and community ties.
   • Participation in self-help programs.
     
     

These inmates are ineligible to participate in community release programs:

1. Inmates convicted of sexual battery
   
   
2. Inmates serving their fourth or more commitment to prison, including commitments from any other state or federal correctional agency.
   
   
3. Any inmate found guilty of a violation for escape within the last five years.
   
   
4. Driving under the influence with injury
   
   
5. More than 2 manufacturing charges
   
   
6. Violent related charges

• Inmates with an advanceable release date sentence who are within the last 15 months of confinement are considered.
• Inmates serving an 85% sentence (a non-advanceable release date) or mandatory sentences are evaluated at the 10-month point.