{"id":420,"date":"2018-04-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baronedefensefirm.lawblogger.net\/blog\/oakland-county-jails-virtual-work-release-program\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T14:39:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T18:39:05","slug":"oakland-county-jails-virtual-work-release-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/oakland-county-jails-virtual-work-release-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland County Jail\u2019s Virtual Work Release Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning in early February 2010, \u201cvirtual\u201d work release is available for some offenders.\u00a0 After the new program starts, the traditional work release program will be eliminated. This significant change has the potential to impact criminal law sentence negotiation and overall sentencing practices throughout Oakland County.<\/p>\n<p>Virtual work release will consist of an ankle tether using a satellite and radio global positioning system (GPS) monitored by the Oakland County Sheriff.\u00a0 It will give the Sheriff\u2019s Office the ability to carefully track an inmate\u2019s location twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.\u00a0 The radio technology will even allow a defendant to be tracked inside a home or workplace.<\/p>\n<p>The eligibility for the new program has not changed.\u00a0 Accordingly, a judge must authorize participation prior to enrollment in the virtual work release program and offenders sentenced on any CSC charge are not eligible.\u00a0 Also, there may be no outstanding warrants, holds, or unpaid bonds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/oakland-county-jails-virtual-work-release-program\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Oakland County Jail\u2019s Virtual Work Release Program\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning in early February 2010, \u201cvirtual\u201d work release is available for some offenders.\u00a0 After the new program starts, the traditional work release program will be eliminated. This significant change has the potential to impact criminal law sentence negotiation and overall sentencing practices throughout Oakland County. 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