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Jail Diversion Programs

If you have been sentenced to the Dane county Jail with Work Release/Huber privileges.  You may be eligible to serve part or all, of your sentence at your home if you meet the criteria.  This guide is designed to help determine if you may be eligible and to assist you applying for Jail Diversion.  For more information you may contact the Jail Diversion Intake line at 266-9089 or the Jail Diversion General Information line at 266-4117.

A. An inmate on a jail diversion program is confined to their home and monitored with an electronic device.  They are allowed to leave their residence for the purpose of exercising their Huber privileges.

A. Complete the pamphlet and turn it in at the second floor of the William H. Ferris Center located at 2120 Rimrock Road.  Incomplete pamphlets will not be acted on. Click here to download the PDF copy of the jail diversion pamplet.

A. You must be serving a Dane County Sentence.   We do not accept transfers from other jails.

You must be sentenced with Huber privileges.

You must have a residence in Dane County.

If you are sentenced on an OWI charge you must have scheduled or completed your Court ordered AODA assessment.  You will also have to serve at least two days in custody before you can be placed on Jail Diversion.

Your current charges, pending charges, criminal history and institutional behavior are all taken into consideration when determining your appropriateness for Jail Diversion.

 The following current and/or pending charges are automatic denials:  Homicide; Homicide by OWI; Sexual assault; Aggravated, Special, or Substantial Battery; Child abuse; Impersonating a Peace Officer; Maintaining a drug dwelling; OWI injury, OWI 4th and above; OWI w/child under 16; OWI multiple charges; Robbery; Stalking.

There will be a mandatory drug screen before you are enrolled into any diversion program. 

A. A background check will be conducted to determine your eligibility for Jail Diversion.  If it’s determined you are an eligible candidate, Diversion program deputies will contact you to schedule an interview.

At the time of the interview you will be required to provide the following: a letter from your employer on letterhead stating the nature of your work and your work schedule; a transportation plan detailing how you will get to work and including copies of the driver’s license, insurance, and registration for anyone who would transport you in a private vehicle; copies of your completed AODA assessment paperwork or the time and date of your future assessment; and the full names and dates of birth of any adults living at the address with you.

Arriving at the interview with detectable alcohol on your breath and/or signs of illegal drug use will result in cancellation of the interview and may cause you to be denied jail diversion.

 

Employment

Except for inmates serving sentences for non-support, employment is not a requirement to be eligible for Jail Diversion.  Inmates who are employed or seek employment while on Jail Diversion will follow all Dane County Sheriff’s Office Huber Law Procedures.