WHAT IS INTERMEDIATE PUNISHMENT?
The
Beaver County Intermediate Punishment Program is
essentially a middle ground between incarceration
and traditional probation and parole. Individuals
who participate in the program are released into
the community, however,
they are subject to very strict guidelines and conditions. Anyone
who does not follow the conditions, is
placed in the Beaver County Jail to serve their sentence.
What type of
Intermediate Punishment Programs are there?
Currently, Beaver County
has three types of Intermediate Punishment:
House Arrest
House arrest is the most stringent of the
three programs. Individuals
on House Arrest are required to wear an ankle bracelet
along with a tracking device at all times, which
electronically monitors their whereabouts. Any
eligible individual can be placed on House Arrest,
however, those individuals serving mandatory D.U.I.
sentences are by law, required to be on House Arrest
with electronic monitoring. While on House
Arrest, individuals may only leave their residence
at designated times for work or treatment.
Day Reporting
Those individuals on Day Reporting are
required to report in person to the respective
I.P.P. office on a daily
basis. Once at the office, all individuals
are required to fill out a daily itinerary outlining
all of their activities for that day so they may
be checked on periodically.
Intensive Supervision
Individuals
on Intensive Supervision are required to phone in
on a daily basis and report in person at least twice
per week.
ELIGIBILITY
Who is eligible?
Subject
to section 42 Pa. C.S. § 9721(a)(1)
(relating to sentencing generally) a person convicted
of an offense who would otherwise be sentenced
to a county correctional facility, who does not
demonstrate a present or past pattern of violent
behavior and who would otherwise be sentenced to
partial confinement pursuant to 42 Pa. C.S. § 9724
(relating to partial confinement) or total confinement
pursuant to section 9725 (relating to total confinement).
Who is not eligible?
Any individual with a past pattern of violent
behavior or probation and parole violations are
excluded. Additionally,
any individual with current or past convictions within
the last 10 years for the following offenses: murder,
voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, assault
by a prisoner, assault by a life prisoner, kidnapping,
rape, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate
sexual intercourse, sexual assault, aggravated indecent
assault, indecent assault, arson, burglary
(Felony I), robbery, theft by extortion, incest and escape
. This list also includes anyone convicted
of solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit
any of the above named offenses.
What does it cost?
As with traditional probation and parole,
there is a $60.00 per month supervision fee for
participants. Additionally,
if the participant is on House Arrest, he must pay
a fee to offset the cost of operating the equipment. This
fee is $12.00 per day. These fees must be paid
in full before your expiration of intermediate punishment
as this is a program privilege. If the fees
are not paid in full, you will be returned to the
jail for revocation proceedings.
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