San Joaquin County Municipal Code Ch. 3 County Jail

The board finds, on the basis of local employment conditions, education conditions, the state of the County Jail facilities, and other pertinent circumstances considered by this Board, that the operation of Section 1208 of the Penal Code providing for the operation of a work furlough plan or an education plan for the County Jail prisoners, is feasible in the county.

(Ord. 1271; 1477)

The Sheriff-Public Administrator is hereby designated as the officer who shall perform the functions of Work Furlough Administrator.

(Ord. 1271; Ord. No. 4619, § 1, 1-24-2023)

The authority to enter into agreements with other counties for the inter-county transfers of prisoners in the work furlough, home detention, and County parole programs is hereby delegated to the Work Furlough and Home Detention Program Administrators, and the County Board of Parole Commissioners, or their designees, as provided for by Section 1208.5 of the Penal Code. Any expenses to the County resulting from such agreements shall have the prior approval of the County Administrator or his designee.

(Ord. 2423; 3682)

(a) The sheriff may offer a program under which minimum security inmates and low-risk offenders committed to the county jail or inmates participating in a work furlough may voluntarily participate in a home detention program during their sentence in lieu of confinement in the county jail.

(b) The sheriff shall prescribe reasonable rules and regulations under which the home detention program may operate. Those rules shall comply with applicable state law regulating home detention programs.

(c) The participants in the home detention program shall pay a program administrative fee according to his or her ability to pay. The program administrative fee shall not exceed the pro rata cost of the electronic monitoring or supervising device and the cost of administration of the program. The amount of the fee shall be set by resolution of this Board and may be adjusted to reflect changes in actual cost. Inability to pay shall not preclude participation in the home detention program.

(Ord. 3453)