The options at the county jail level are significantly more limited than what you find in state or federal prison, and Meade County is no exception. County jails are designed for short-term housing. The programming infrastructure that exists in longer-term facilities, vocational training, substance abuse treatment, college courses, and similar offerings, simply does not exist at most county jails because the population turns over too quickly to justify building it out. The GED program is typically the most substantive educational offering...

If your husband is a habitual offender or had attempted to flee from arrest or detainment in the past, it is highly unlikely that he will get any home confinement. Being on disability will not get him any leeway or consideration for early release. He can earn work release or early release by being a perfect inmate. No mischief, no incident reports, no problems for the staff would put him in position for consideration IF there is a chance at...

Home incarceration is one step removed from the halfway house. Offenders on home confinement wear a monitoring device usually on their ankle (i wore mine on my wrist, it looked like a watch and no one knew the difference) which is a conversation-starter for sure. The home confinement recipient must have a job and an approved residence with a verified landline telephone. Here is a typical day You wake up at least once in the middle of the night to a call...