This bill amends provisions related to alternative incarceration programs.
This bill:
- clarifies terms;
- provides that a county sheriff may implement a sheriff's work program in which inmates participate in supervised public works projects instead of serving time in jail;
- amends and establishes eligibility requirements for alternative incarceration programs and sheriff's work programs;
- provides that certain convictions are not eligible for participation in a sheriff's work program;
- clarifies provisions related to credit for good behavior against a jail sentence; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 17-22-5, 76-3-403