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California Home Detention Qualifications

By Walin & Klarich

Can my Criminal Defense Attorney Help me Serve my Jail Time in Home Detention? The answer to this will depend on whether you make the sound decision to retain the legal services of a knowledgeable, reputable and experienced criminal defense attorney in California at Wallin and Klarich. Voluntary Home Detention Programs are generally available to low-risk defendants committed to jail, or defendants participating in a work furlough program. These defendants may participate in a home detention program during their sentence instead of confinement in county jail. (See Pen C §1203.016). A defendant must be approved for the program by the correctional administrator in charge of the program. The court may restrict or deny a defendant?s participation in the program...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on April 17, 2009 (boomark / email).