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Jail Alternative Programs

San Francisco is a national leader in using alternatives to incarceration. The Sheriff's Department sponsors these programs:

For more information, contact the Sheriff's office.

HOME DETENTION
 
Description Prisoners are confined in their home except for pre-approved periods of employment, schooling, or counseling.  Compliance with the curfew is verified by electronic equipment installed in the prisoner's home.

A radio-signal anklet and a video monitor confirms the prisoner's presence in the home.  DUI offenders have a breath alcohol tester installed in their home.

Authority PC 1203.016
Established 1989
Fee $100 registration plus $1 - $20 per day (based on ability to pay)
Eligibility 1) Referrals by sentencing court in lieu of jail
2) Court order authorization for unsentenced prisoners

SWAP/PREP
Description Sheriff's Work Alternative Program (SWAP) and Post Release Educational Program (PREP) are located at 930 Bryant Street.  Prisoners are evaluated for educational and substance abuse counseling needs by Sheriff's Counselors.  Prisoners are assigned to a combination of PREP classes and SWAP work crews.  Classes and counseling are conducted Monday through Friday, and work crews, primarily DPW street cleaning, are seven days a week.  Prisoners referred by the court in lieu of jail must participate a minimum of two days a week.  Prisoners transferred from jail, during the last 60 days of their sentence, must participate five days a week, Monday through Friday.
Authority PC 4024.2 
Established 1981 SWAP                                    1995  PREP
Fee $100 registration plus $20 per day.  No fee if Monday - Friday participant
Eligibility 1) Referrals by sentencing court in lieu of jail (90 day sentence limit)
2) Jailed prisoners last 60 days of sentence

RESIDENTIAL COUNTY PAROLE
 
Description Prisoners are placed in licensed residential substance abuse programs after in-jail program participation or upon referral by the court.  Program placement is for six months.  The following contract to house county parolees:
Asian American Recovery Center
Casa Aztlan
Casa Maria
Jelani House
Liberation House
Milestones
Rites of Passage
Start to Finish
Walden House
Authority PC 3076
Established 1993
Fee $50 registration plus $1 - $30 per day (based on ability to pay)
Eligibility 1) Referrals by sentencing court, or court order authorizations for unsentenced prisoners.
2) County Parole Board consideration of  jailed prisoners after minimum 30 days participation in SISTERS, ROADS, or RSVP (in-jail counseling programs).

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