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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 28. CORRECTIONS, COURTS, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE |
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Chapter 28-5. CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS |
Section 28-533. WORK RELEASE
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533.1The work release program administered by the Department of Corrections shall consist of confinement of inmates in either Community Correctional Centers with or without electronic monitoring or in private residences with electronic monitoring.
533.2The Director of the Department of Corrections shall state in writing the terms and conditions under which a person granted work release privileges may be released from actual custody at the place of confinement during the time necessary to proceed to the person’s place of employment or other authorized places, perform specified activities, and return to a place of confinement designated by the Director of the Department of Corrections.
533.3In order to be eligible for work release, inmates must pass a medical clearance and have no other pending commitments, writs, holds, detainers or warrants.
533.4For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed:
(1) “Community Correctional Centers” – Residential facilities where inmates are placed to begin the process of reintegration into society and that allow work release and return to detention while still providing security, monitoring, and support.
(2) “Electronic Monitoring” – Use of an ankle bracelet transmitter tracking (Global Positioning System – GPS) device to account for the location of an individual at all times, for the purpose of verifying compliance with all terms of the individual’s work release privileges including arrival at and departure from authorized locations and activities, and all other program requirements.