Overview
West-Central U.P. Regional Community Corrections
The Community Corrections Program provides local Circuit and District Courts with community-based sentencing alternatives, and operates under the guidance of the West-Central U.P. Regional Community Corrections Board. When non-violent offenders are sentenced to intensive supervision, substance abuse treatment, or community service work through the Community Corrections Programs, the daily county jail population is reduced. This space is then available to house the less-violent, prison-bound offenders deemed suitable for incarceration within the local county jail. As prision is the most expensive sentencing option, the Community Corrections Program saves state dollars when offenders are housed in jails as opposed to prisons.
The program directly administers work crews in Delta, Gogebic, Iron, Menominee, and Ontonagon counties. The West-Central U.P. Regional Community Corrections agency works in partnership with the local Sheriff Departments to supervise community service work crews in six counties: Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron, Menominee and Ontonagon. These community service work crews are supervised, use only non-violent offenders, and are very popular in the locations they serve.
During FY08, the Community Corrections Program generated over 50,000 hours of community service work for nonprofit agencies in the six counties. A total of 7,500 community service hours were utilized to benefit senior citizen groups such as senior centers and senior housing projects.
Follow the links below to learn more about the different Community Corrections Programs and Eligibility Requirements for offenders:
