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Home Incarceration Program

The Home Incarceration Program is a non-residential alternative to secure detention for juveniles charged with criminal offenses. The mission of this program is to provide participants with an opportunity to remain at home under the supervision of their parents and a home incarceration officer (HIO) as opposed to remaining in secure detention until final disposition.

The goal of the Home Incarceration Program (HIP) is to keep participants trouble free and available for court through constant monitoring of their behavior at home, school and in the community. Participants are allowed to attend school. A parent must accompany participants anytime they leave the home other than for school. Program participants are not allowed to drive to school. They are not allowed to ride with friends. To ensure that these and other requirements are met, an HIO makes frequent unannounced visits and telephone calls to the home and school.

Guidelines for Placement

Upon completion of a detention hearing, juveniles follow one of three paths: (1) They may be released to the custody of their parents or legal guardians; (2) They may be placed in secure detention; (3) They may be made eligible for Home Incarceration. Cases involving violent crimes and cases where the safety of the juvenile or others may be jeopardized generally remain in secure detention.

Levels of Monitoring

The Chesterfield Juvenile Detention Home Incarceration Program consists of two levels of monitoring: outreach detention and electronic monitoring.

Outreach Detention

Juveniles on outreach detention are considered under custody of the Juvenile Detention Home. They are allowed to go home under the supervision of their parents and are monitored regularly by an HIO. This monitoring involves daily face-to-face contact between the juvenile and the HIO. Documentation of visits is maintained by the HIO as part of the case record.

Electronic Monitoring

Electronic Monitoring (EM) is the highest level of home incarceration. This level combines outreach-detention requirements with the use of electronic-monitoring devices. This provides an additional measure of surveillance for those juveniles that require extra structure and restriction to be successful.

For more information, call Tom Page, program administrator, at (804) 768-7892.