Reader’s Question:

I was told that there is an alternative to jail term if my cousin will be convicted for his DUI in Los Angeles, California. What kind of alternative is this and how does this work?

Kason

Los Angeles, CA

If your cousin would be sentenced to jail for his DUI charge in Los Angeles, California, there is an attractive alternative to a jail term which is an electronically monitored “house arrest,” or home detention. The correctional administrator can offer this program under which minimum security inmates and low-risk offenders committed to a county jail can voluntarily participate in a home detention program during their sentence in lieu of confinement in the county jail.

The home detention usually involves periodic telephone checks, wearing a bracelet or anklet transmitter, or both telephone checks and wearing a transmitter. The restriction isn’t necessarily 24 hours a day but the correctional administrator could permit home detention program participants to seek and retain employment in the community, seek medical and dental assistance or attend psychological counselling sessions or educational or vocational training classes. This is also commonly given to the detainee to pick up cleaning, shop for food and pursue other necessary chores.

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