Eligibility Requirements
West-Central U.P. Regional Community Corrections Program only allows participation for those individuals court-ordered to its programs.
Offender Characteristic Requirements - Pretrial:
Charged with a non-assaultive misdemeanor
Charged with a non-assaultive felony
Has no more than one prior felony conviction
Was not on probation or parole at the time of alleged offense
Has not failed to complete a community corrections program within the past three months
Is classified at Level 5 Medium Pre-sentence or below
Has not had a prior failure to appear charge
Has been incarcerated a minimum of three days after bond has been set
Is unable to post bond
Was committed within the CCAB's six county region (Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron, Menominee, Ontonagon)
Poses no threat to the safety and security of the community
Community Service Work Crews & Placement
Required characteristics for sentenced offenders in the community corrections work crew or individual placement programs include the following:
Sentenced on a non-assaultive misdemeanor charge
Sentenced on a non-assaultive felony charge
Sentence includes participation in PA511 programming in lieu of jail or prison
No history or pattern of violent behavior
No conviction for a criminal sexual misconduct offense
No failure to complete a community corrections program within the past three months
Offense was committed within the CCAB's six county region (Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron, Menominee, Ontonagon)
Poses no threat to the safety and security of the community
Substance Abuse Treatment
Required characteristics for sentenced offenders in substance abuse treatment programs under the Probation Residential Services monies would include the following:
Sentenced on a non-assaultive felony charge
Sentence includes participation in substance abuse programming in lieu of jail or prison (a minimum of day-for-day diversion - i.e., 90 day treatment in lieu of 90 days in jail)
No history or pattern of violent behavior
No conviction for a criminal sexual misconduct offense
No failure to complete a community corrections program within the past three months
Offense was committed within the CCAB's six county region (Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron, Menominee, Ontonagon)
Poses no threat to the safety and security of the community
Has a minimum SGL of 0-9 (0-6 on an adjudicated probation violation)
Is a PROBATIONER
All other funding sources for the offender have been exhausted
Electronic Monitoring (Tether)
Required characteristics for sentenced offenders in electronic monitoring programs would include the following:
Is a sentenced misdemeanant
Has a reasonable balance of incarceration time to allow for processing and participation (generally 15 days or more)
Expresses a willingness to follow the rules of the program
Lives in a county represented by the CCAB or be processed through a court system that operates within the CCAB region
No history or pattern of violent behavior
No conviction for a criminal sexual misconduct offense
No failure to complete a community corrections program within the past three months
No history of spousal or family abuse if living with family
Has the capability of paying for the tether use (unless specifically waived by Community Corrections Director)
Has a telephone without call forwarding and/or call waiting features
Answering machine must be disconnected (if applicable)
Cognitive Learning Programs
Required characteristics for sentenced offenders in the in-jail substance abuse awareness/cognitive learning programs include the following:
Sentenced felon or misdemeanant
One or more prior convictions
No pattern of violence
Convicted of OUIL
Convicted of a drug offense
Has an active substance abuse problem as defined by the probation officer or assessment professional
Has educational needs
Is sentenced to participation during incarceration
Has a desire to participate
