Article 2 — Work/Education Furlough Program

The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors finds that on the basis of employment conditions, educational conditions and the state of the County Jail facilities the implementation of Penal Code Section 1208 allowing for work furlough programs is feasible in Siskiyou County.

If circumstances should change with respect to employment or education conditions, the Board reserves the right to terminate the operation of the work furlough program.

(§ III, Ord. 00-11, eff. October 12, 2000)

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

"Education" includes vocational and education training and counseling, and psychologic, drug abuse, alcoholic, and other rehabilitative counseling.

"Employment" includes care of children, including the daytime care of children of the prisoner.

(§ III, Ord. 00-11, eff. October 12, 2000)

The Siskiyou County Sheriff shall perform the functions of the work furlough administrator.

(§ III, Ord. 00-11, eff. October 12, 2000)

When a person is convicted of a misdemeanor and sentenced to the County Jail, or is imprisoned in the County Jail for nonpayment of a fine, for contempt, or as a condition of probation for any criminal offense, the work furlough administrator may, if he or she concludes that the person is a fit subject to continue his or her regular employment or education, direct that the person be permitted to continue in that employment or may authorize the persons to secure employment or education for himself or herself unless the court at the time of sentencing has ordered that person not be granted work furlough.

(§ III, Ord. 00-11, eff. October 12, 2000)

If the work furlough administrator so directs that the prisoner be permitted to continue in his or her regular employment or educational program, the administrator shall arrange for a continuation of that employment or education so far as possible without interruption. If the prisoner does not have regular employment or educational program, and the administrator has authorized the prisoner to secure such employment or education, the prisoner may do so and the administrator may assist the prisoner in doing so.

(§ III, Ord. 00-11, eff. October 12, 2000)

Any employment, and any educational program if it includes earnings by the prisoner, shall be at a wage at least as high as the prevailing wage for similar work in the area where the work is performed. In no event may an employment or educational program which involves earnings by the prisoner be permitted where there is a labor dispute in the establishment in which the prisoner is, or is to be employed or educated.

The work furlough administrator shall request that the prisoners employer transmit the costs of administration of the work furlough program as is allocable to the prisoner, which costs shall be equal to two hours gross pay for each day worked by the prisoner.

(§ III, Ord. 00-11, eff. October 12, 2000)

The work furlough administrator may release any prisoner classified for the work furlough program for a period not exceed seventy-two (72) hours for medical, dental or psychiatric care or for family emergencies or pressing business which would result in severe hardship of the release were not granted, or to attend those activities, as the administrator deems may effectively promote the prisoners successful return to the community.

(§ III, Ord. 00-11, eff. October 12, 2000)

In the event the prisoner violates the conditions laid down for his or her conduct, custody, employment or education, the work furlough administrator may order the balance of the prisoners sentence to be spent in actual confinement.

Wilful failure of the prisoner to return to the place of confinement not later than the expiration of any period during which he or she is authorized to be away from the place of confinement is punishable as provided for in Penal Code Section 4532.

(§ III, Ord. 00-11, eff. October 12, 2000)