Special Facility Access Notice – Expect Traffic Delays: Beginning April 15, 2024 a large portion of North 5th Street, just South of the Work Release Facility, will be closed for approximately three (3) months for road construction.

During this period, in order to reach our facility, you will need to take North 7th Street to Riverine Way and continue on until Riverine Way becomes North 5th Street and then our facility will be on your right-hand side. Enter at the first driveway on your right. Additionally, the Eastbound lanes at the intersection of Richards Boulevard and North 5th Street will be affected by a sewer line replacement causing significant traffic delays, beginning on April 22, 2024. Anyone with questions can call (916) 874-1400 for further information.

Motto: "Working for a better community."

The Work Release Division is Sacramento County's alternative to incarceration or in lieu of the payment of certain traffic fines for those convicted of a criminal or traffic offense in Sacramento County.

Our Work Project and Home Detention programs allow qualified inmates to serve their criminal sentence at their own home on the electronically monitored Home Detention Program, or by participating in community service projects on Sheriff’s Work Project. The Alternative Sentencing Program allows those who are referred directly by the Traffic Court to perform community service hours in lieu of court imposed fines or criminal sentences.

Since 1979, these programs have provided a more constructive and beneficial way for low-risk offenders to serve their court-ordered commitments. Participation has typically ranged from 500-800 active inmates on Work Project and our Home Detention program averages approximately 250 enrolled inmates. The Alternative Sentencing Program, on average, has 1100 active participants.

As alternatives to incarceration, Home Detention and Sheriff’s Work Project allow inmates to maintain employment and family relationships and continue to be productive members of society. The community benefits from inmate labor provided to groups such as school and park districts, churches, civic groups, and other non-profit organizations. The County of Sacramento benefits from a reduced jail population, helping to alleviate potential jail overcrowding, as well as the reduction of associated incarceration costs.

Alternative Sentencing Program participants benefit the entire community by completing many tasks for local nonprofit and public organizations (including but not limited to) veteran’s assistance programs, homeless assistance organizations, and community food banks.

There are three primary programs at the Work Release Division:

1. Alternative Sentencing Program (ASP)
   Direct Traffic Court referrals only. Walk-in applications are not accepted.
2. Home Detention (HD)
   Open to all sentenced inmates to apply for admission where the sentencing Judge has not specifically objected to you serving your commitment on Home Detention, there is no statutory prohibition from you doing so, and you have never been removed from or denied for the program.
3. Sheriff’s Work Project (SWP)
   Open to all sentenced inmates to apply for admission where the sentencing Judge has not specifically objected to you serving your commitment on Sheriff’s Work Project, there is no statutory prohibition from you doing so, and you have never been removed from or denied for the program. In order to qualify you must not have more than 90 days remaining to serve on your sentence and you must have sufficient time left on your probation term to complete your sentence before your probation expires. SWP does not currently accept referrals from or to another county.