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	'''Home confinement''', also known as '''home detention''' or '''house arrest''', is a form of supervised release that allows individuals to serve a portion of their sentence or await trial in their residence rather than in a correctional facility. ~~In the federal system, home confinement is administered by the~~ [[Index_of_Federal_Prison_Facilities\|Bureau of Prisons]] ~~and supervised by~~ [[United States Probation and Pretrial Services]].		'''Home confinement''', also known as '''home detention''' or '''house arrest''', is a form of supervised release that allows individuals to serve a portion of their sentence or await trial in their residence rather than in a correctional facility. The [[Index_of_Federal_Prison_Facilities\|Bureau of Prisons]] administers it in the federal system. [[United States Probation and Pretrial Services]] provides the supervision.

	== Overview ==		== Overview ==

	Home confinement ~~serves~~ as an intermediate sanction between incarceration and traditional [[Supervised Release\|supervised release]]. It ~~provides~~ a cost-effective alternative to imprisonment ~~while maintaining~~ public safety through electronic monitoring and regular check-ins with supervising officers.		Home confinement works as an intermediate sanction between incarceration and traditional [[Supervised Release\|supervised release]]. It's a cost-effective alternative to imprisonment. At the same time, it maintains public safety through electronic monitoring and regular check-ins with supervising officers.

	The Bureau of Prisons ~~may~~ place eligible inmates in home confinement for the lesser of 10 percent of their sentence or six months. ~~However, the~~ [[First Step Act: Overview and Implementation\|First Step Act]] ~~of 2018~~ expanded home confinement eligibility, allowing certain inmates to serve more of their sentence in home detention.		The Bureau of Prisons can place eligible inmates in home confinement for the lesser of 10 percent of their sentence or six months. That changed in 2018. The [[First Step Act: Overview and Implementation\|First Step Act]] expanded home confinement eligibility, allowing certain inmates to serve more of their sentence in home detention.

	== Types of Home Confinement ==		== Types of Home Confinement ==

	=== Curfew ===		=== Curfew ===

	The least restrictive form requires the individual to be at their residence during specified hours, typically overnight. Employment and approved activities are permitted during other hours.		The least restrictive form requires the individual to be at their residence during specified hours, typically overnight. Employment and approved activities are permitted during other hours.

	=== Home Detention ===		=== Home Detention ===

	More restrictive than curfew, home detention requires the individual to remain at their residence at all times except for pre-approved activities such as:		More restrictive than curfew, home detention requires the individual to remain at their residence at all times except for pre-approved activities such as:
	* Employment		* Employment
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	=== Home Incarceration ===		=== Home Incarceration ===

	The most restrictive level confines the individual to their residence 24 hours a day, with only limited exceptions for medical emergencies or court appearances.		The most restrictive level confines the individual to their residence 24 hours a day, with only limited exceptions for medical emergencies or court appearances.

	== Electronic Monitoring ==		== Electronic Monitoring ==

	Most home confinement programs include electronic monitoring ~~using:~~		Most home confinement programs include electronic monitoring. Several technologies are available.

	=== GPS Ankle Monitors ===		=== GPS Ankle Monitors ===
	Global Positioning System devices track the wearer's location continuously. ~~These~~ devices:
	* Record movement patterns		Global Positioning System devices track the wearer's location continuously. They're sophisticated tools. The devices record movement patterns, alert authorities if the wearer leaves approved areas, and maintain a detailed log of locations visited.
	* Alert authorities if the wearer leaves approved areas
	* Maintain a detailed log of locations visited

	=== Radio Frequency Monitors ===		=== Radio Frequency Monitors ===
	These devices use a transmitter worn on the ankle and a receiver unit installed in the residence. They verify the wearer's presence at home but ~~do not~~ track location outside the residence.
			These devices use a transmitter worn on the ankle and a receiver unit installed in the residence. They verify the wearer's presence at home but don't track location outside the residence.

	=== Remote Alcohol Monitoring ===		=== Remote Alcohol Monitoring ===

	For individuals with alcohol-related offenses, devices like SCRAM (Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor) may be required. These devices test perspiration for alcohol content.		For individuals with alcohol-related offenses, devices like SCRAM (Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor) may be required. These devices test perspiration for alcohol content.

	== Eligibility Criteria ==		== Eligibility Criteria ==

	~~Eligibility for federal~~ home confinement typically requires:		Federal home confinement isn't available to everyone. Eligibility typically requires:

	* Low security risk classification		* Low security risk classification
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	* Medical stability		* Medical stability

	~~Certain~~ offenses ~~may preclude~~ eligibility~~, including~~:		But certain offenses bar eligibility entirely:
	* Sex offenses		* Sex offenses
	* Crimes involving victims in the household		* Crimes involving victims in the household
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	== Conditions and Requirements ==		== Conditions and Requirements ==

	Individuals on home confinement must typically:		Individuals on home confinement must typically remain at the approved residence except for authorized absences. They'll submit to electronic monitoring. Home visits by supervising officers happen without prior notice. Participants must maintain employment or participate in approved programming, submit to drug testing, and pay program fees if financially able. Alcohol and controlled substances are forbidden. Firearms and weapons cannot be possessed.

	* Remain at the approved residence except for authorized absences
	* Submit to electronic monitoring
	* Allow home visits by supervising officers without prior notice
	* Maintain employment or participate in approved programming
	* Submit to drug testing
	* Pay program fees (if financially able)
	* Avoid alcohol and controlled substances
	* Not possess firearms or weapons

	== Violations ==		== Violations ==

	Violations of home confinement conditions may result in:		Violations of home confinement conditions may result in increased restrictions, return to incarceration, additional criminal charges, or extension of the supervision period.
	* Increased restrictions
	* Return to incarceration
	* Additional criminal charges
	* Extension of supervision period

	Common violations include:		Common violations include tampering with monitoring equipment, leaving the residence without authorization, positive drug or alcohol tests, failure to maintain employment, and contact with prohibited persons.
	* Tampering with monitoring equipment
	* Leaving the residence without authorization
	* Positive drug or alcohol tests
	* Failure to maintain employment
	* Contact with prohibited persons

	== COVID-19 Expansion ==		== COVID-19 Expansion ==

	During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bureau of Prisons significantly expanded the use of home confinement under the CARES Act. Thousands of federal inmates were transferred to home confinement to reduce prison populations and limit virus spread. Many of these transfers ~~have since been made~~ permanent following legal challenges and policy revisions.		During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bureau of Prisons significantly expanded the use of home confinement under the CARES Act. Thousands of federal inmates were transferred to home confinement to reduce prison populations and limit virus spread. Many of these transfers became permanent following legal challenges and policy revisions.

	== Costs and Fees ==		== Costs and Fees ==

	Participants in home confinement programs may be required to pay:		Participants in home confinement programs may be required to pay daily supervision fees, electronic monitoring equipment costs, and drug testing fees. Fee waivers or reductions are available for those who demonstrate financial hardship.
	* Daily supervision fees
	* Electronic monitoring equipment costs
	* Drug testing fees

	Fee waivers or reductions are available for those who demonstrate financial hardship.

	== Transition to Community ==		== Transition to Community ==

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			* [https://nightmaresuccess.com/guides/how-to-rebuild-career-and-reputation-after-release/ How to Rebuild Career and Reputation After Release] — A staged reentry strategy for rebuilding trust, employment credibility, and digital reputation.

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	'''Home confinement''', also known as '''home detention''' or '''house arrest''', is a form of supervised release that allows individuals to serve a portion of their sentence or await trial in their residence rather than in a correctional facility. In the federal system, home confinement is administered by the [[Bureau of Prisons]] and supervised by [[United States Probation and Pretrial Services]].		'''Home confinement''', also known as '''home detention''' or '''house arrest''', is a form of supervised release that allows individuals to serve a portion of their sentence or await trial in their residence rather than in a correctional facility. In the federal system, home confinement is administered by the [[Index_of_Federal_Prison_Facilities\|Bureau of Prisons]] and supervised by [[United States Probation and Pretrial Services]].

	== Overview ==		== Overview ==

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'''Home confinement''', also known as '''home detention''' or '''house arrest''', is a form of supervised release that allows individuals to serve a portion of their sentence or await trial in their residence rather than in a correctional facility. In the federal system, home confinement is administered by the [[Bureau of Prisons]] and supervised by [[United States Probation and Pretrial Services]].

== Overview ==

Home confinement serves as an intermediate sanction between incarceration and traditional [[Supervised Release|supervised release]]. It provides a cost-effective alternative to imprisonment while maintaining public safety through electronic monitoring and regular check-ins with supervising officers.

The Bureau of Prisons may place eligible inmates in home confinement for the lesser of 10 percent of their sentence or six months. However, the [[First Step Act: Overview and Implementation|First Step Act]] of 2018 expanded home confinement eligibility, allowing certain inmates to serve more of their sentence in home detention.

== Types of Home Confinement ==

=== Curfew ===
The least restrictive form requires the individual to be at their residence during specified hours, typically overnight. Employment and approved activities are permitted during other hours.

=== Home Detention ===
More restrictive than curfew, home detention requires the individual to remain at their residence at all times except for pre-approved activities such as:
* Employment
* Education
* Medical appointments
* Religious services
* Attorney meetings

=== Home Incarceration ===
The most restrictive level confines the individual to their residence 24 hours a day, with only limited exceptions for medical emergencies or court appearances.

== Electronic Monitoring ==

Most home confinement programs include electronic monitoring using:

=== GPS Ankle Monitors ===
Global Positioning System devices track the wearer's location continuously. These devices:
* Record movement patterns
* Alert authorities if the wearer leaves approved areas
* Maintain a detailed log of locations visited

=== Radio Frequency Monitors ===
These devices use a transmitter worn on the ankle and a receiver unit installed in the residence. They verify the wearer's presence at home but do not track location outside the residence.

=== Remote Alcohol Monitoring ===
For individuals with alcohol-related offenses, devices like SCRAM (Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor) may be required. These devices test perspiration for alcohol content.

== Eligibility Criteria ==

Eligibility for federal home confinement typically requires:

* Low security risk classification
* Stable residence with telephone service
* Consent of other household members
* Employment or demonstrated means of support
* No history of violence or escape
* Medical stability

Certain offenses may preclude eligibility, including:
* Sex offenses
* Crimes involving victims in the household
* Firearms offenses
* History of violence

== Conditions and Requirements ==

Individuals on home confinement must typically:

* Remain at the approved residence except for authorized absences
* Submit to electronic monitoring
* Allow home visits by supervising officers without prior notice
* Maintain employment or participate in approved programming
* Submit to drug testing
* Pay program fees (if financially able)
* Avoid alcohol and controlled substances
* Not possess firearms or weapons

== Violations ==

Violations of home confinement conditions may result in:
* Increased restrictions
* Return to incarceration
* Additional criminal charges
* Extension of supervision period

Common violations include:
* Tampering with monitoring equipment
* Leaving the residence without authorization
* Positive drug or alcohol tests
* Failure to maintain employment
* Contact with prohibited persons

== COVID-19 Expansion ==

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bureau of Prisons significantly expanded the use of home confinement under the CARES Act. Thousands of federal inmates were transferred to home confinement to reduce prison populations and limit virus spread. Many of these transfers have since been made permanent following legal challenges and policy revisions.

== Costs and Fees ==

Participants in home confinement programs may be required to pay:
* Daily supervision fees
* Electronic monitoring equipment costs
* Drug testing fees

Fee waivers or reductions are available for those who demonstrate financial hardship.

== Transition to Community ==

Home confinement often serves as a transition from incarceration to full community release. It may be combined with placement in a [[Residential Reentry Centers (Halfway Houses)|Residential Reentry Center]] or followed by a period of [[Supervised Release]].

== See Also ==

* [[Supervised Release]]
* [[Residential Reentry Centers (Halfway Houses)]]
* [[Overview of Reentry Processes]]
* [[First Step Act: Overview and Implementation]]
* [[Earned Time Credits Under the First Step Act]]

== References ==

* [https://www.bop.gov/inmates/custody_and_care/home_confinement.jsp Bureau of Prisons - Home Confinement]
* [https://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/probation-and-pretrial-services U.S. Courts - Probation and Pretrial Services]

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