Allen County Work Release Information

Work Release Info

Mission Statement Allen County Work Release
Allen County Work Release Center is a minimum-security work release facility operated by the Allen County Sheriff’s Department under IC 11-12-5-2. The center has 104 beds for a current capacity of 84 men and 20 women. ACWR is a receiving agency for both misdemeanor and felony offenders being sentenced out of Allen Superior and Circuit Courts. The program accepts federal pre-release placements and direct court commitments pursuant to a contract with the US Marshals Service in addition to addressing local court referrals.

The mission of the ACWR program is to positively affect the needs of both the local criminal justice system and the individual needs of defendants. By addressing both parties, the Sheriff’s work release program serves the public by offering a safe alternative to jail or prison at a fraction of the cost of incarceration. The local community is the ultimate benefactor of our mission at work release in that by addressing the needs of the system and the defendant, local recidivism rates are positively affected.

The ACWR program is a division of the Allen County Sheriff’s Department. The staff consists of a Director, business staff who are responsible for case management duties, and a compliment of corrections staff who attend the facility’s daily operations. The center offers ongoing training to further educate and train its staff in the supervision of inmate populations.

GENERAL INFORMATION
This program is restricted to voluntary participants. All prospective participants are carefully screened before acceptance. Program participants are required to sign in a Behavioral Contract and adhere to stringent rules and regulations. We have a performance rated phase system for our participants. All participants wages are handled by the ACWR Staff, and all program violators are returned to jail or prison.

Program Fees:

Allen County Placement	$100.00
Out-of-County Placement	$200.00
Room & Board per day	$17/25% of gross

C.A.R.T (Community Accountability Reintegration and Treatment) Program

Structured treatment	Employment
Case Manager	Lifestyle training
Guidance provided to family members	12-step meetings

Careful Monitoring of Participants in the Community

Daily case management contact
Verification of participants’ activities
Alcohol testing on a daily basis
Drug testing once a week
Supervision of participants by community sponsors

Eligibility and Screening

The Allen County Work Release program carefully screens each individual being referred for placement to ensure public safety and to find individuals who will benefit most from our programming. Each referral is subjected to the following screening levels before he or she can be found acceptable for placement:

Review of instant offense
The instant offense must comply with statutory and policy guidelines to be found acceptable. Staff reviews information such as the Pre-sentence investigation, Affidavit for Probable Cause, Petition to Revoke, and Court Information for each cause number.

Criminal History
A defendant’s criminal history is carefully checked by reviewing rap sheets, criminal courts records, and booking records. The criminal history is an essential part of the screening and is the most common cause for finding a defendant ineligible. Some areas considered are the length of the criminal history, the nature of prior offenses, and the patterns of criminal history.

Interview
A very important element of the screening process is an interview conducted by staff with the defendant. A defendant is asked numerous questions in areas such as their living situation, education, family background, drug and alcohol abuse, and employment. Not only is the information being gathered important, but also the way in which defendants answer questions and the attitude in which they present themselves is also measured. This is an important indicator to the interviewer as to the possible manageability of the defendant in a work release setting.

Once the above phases are completed, the staff complies all of the information received and considers whether or not a defendant meets the legal criteria and is the desired type of candidate for programming. The court is notified of the results.

Allen County Sheriff Work Release Program
Eligibility Requirements – Part 1

Defendants included under the following categories are considered to be INELIGIBLEfor placement:

By Statue:
1. Defendants disapproved by the Court
2. IC. 35-42-4

Rape
Criminal Deviate Conduct
Child Molestation
Child Exploitation and Possession of Child Pornography
Vicarious Sexual Gratification
Child Seduction or Seduction
Sexual Battery

IC. 35-46-1

Incest

2. By Policy:

Defendants disapproved by the Allen County Sheriff
Defendants convicted of Prostitution, or who have a history of sex offenses
Flight risks
Defendants who have extensive criminal records or who show criminal versatility in the nature of their prior offenses
Habitual program violators (AADP, Probation, Home Detention, Work Release, Parole)
Defendants who are considered to be unmanageable;

1. Need acute medical or psychiatric attention

Individual on disability or who are not able to maintain stable employment
Individuals who do not have legal residence, transportation, or community support
Individuals who are presently positive for illicit drugs
Defendants being convicted of a violent crime or who have a history of violent behavior as determined by center staff
Class A Felony offenses
Defendants convicted of dealing in a controlled substance

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS – PART 2

Defendants who fall within the following guidelines and who are not listed in Part 1 are considered to be ELIGIBLE for placement:

General eligibility criteria:
- All classes of misdemeanor offenses
- Class C & D Felony offenses
- Class B Felony offenses which are nonviolent offenses, and where the defendant is not made ineligible by other area listed in Part 1
- Individuals sentenced to serve between 30-180 days (60 days through 1 year sentence)
- Exceptions may be made to otherwise eligible defendants whose sentence is outside of one year and who are eligible for transfer to Home Detention after 6-9 months on Work Release but who have a minimum of six months remaining to serve on Home Detention upon transfer.
Other areas of consideration:

A. Both male and female offenders are accepted

B. Work Release accepts sentenced defendants only

Allen County Sheriff Work Release Program

Counseling Information

The Allen County Sheriff Work Release Program provides the following counseling services for out participants through Park Center, Inc.

Alcohol/Drug Treatment
Violence Abatement/Anger Management Counseling
CORE Choices Counseling

All counseling services include:

Individual Intakes
One-on-One Counseling
Group Therapy Sessions
Weekly Inter-Agency Staffing

Each Work Release resident is presented with an individual treatment plan. This individual plan is subsequent to the assessment by Allen County Work Release and Park Center, Inc. The completion of the treatment plan by the residents is monitored by both staffs during weekly staffing.

CORE Choices (Cognitive Organization & Enhancement) features an educational series of classroom instruction & assignments based on Yochelson & Samenow’s “The Criminal Personality, A Profile for Change.”

All Park Center, Inc. staff are under the clinical supervision of Park Center, Inc. Manager of the Chemical Dependency Department.

Park Center, Inc. provides for a Women’s Specific Counseling Group at the Allen County Work Release Center. This program provides for, but is not limited to, the following services:

Life Roles	Overview of Addictions
Codependency Issues	Unhealthy vs. Healthy Relationships
Identifying Abusive Relationships	Healthy Boundaries
Assertiveness Skills	Parenting Issues
Self-Esteem Positive Thinking	Taking care of you: Physically, Mentally, Emotionally and Spiritually

A.C.T.S

Alcohol Chemical Treatment Series
(Breaking the Bonds of Addiction)

Community Action: A.C.T.S. is a community-based substance abuse program brought to you through the efforts of concerned and certified instructors.

Curriculum based A.C.T.S. offers a holistic approach that encompasses the emotional, physical and spiritual aspects of an individual or family.

For more information on A.C.T.S. contact:
New Hope Worship Center
ACTS Coordinator
Rev. Alan Fugate
Church: 260.485.6084

Worship services on and offsite
Community outreach
Anger management group program

A.C.T.S. funding provided through private contributions.

Counseling Services Contacts:

Park Center, Inc.
909 East State Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN46805
New HopeWorshipCenter
9019 Stellhorn Road
Fort Wayne, IN46815