The Early Release Program was formalized to provide a meaningful restitution program for offenders, due to DUI, expired tags, license, insurance, etc. The program allows offenders an opportunity to earn early release or otherwise pay their debt to society if they are unable to meet the fine imposed.
Trustees earn one-week credit for eight hours of community service performed.
This greatly reduces the extremely high cost of providing board, meals, and medical care for these offenders. It also helps alleviate the over-crowding conditions in our detention center. The trustees and the community service workers perform all exterior landscaping and ground maintenance of county offices. The Early Release Program coordinates a work detail that comes in from another county and picks up litter on our road sides. This results in considerable savings to the county.