Departments

The Bucks County Department of Corrections

Community Corrections Centers

Work Release, Community Service and House Arrest

Work Release

The Work Release Program enables the resident to pay restitution, courts costs and fines, child support payments and other debts.  All employed residents are required to pay a specified percentage of each pay for room and board.  The resident is also allocated sufficient funds for travel expenses during the week.

Residents who have been ordered by the Court to work release are classified as minimum custody. The Work Release Program is a key component in reintegrating the offender back into the community.

Community Service

Residents from the Community Corrections Centers perform community service to assist county agencies and non-profit organizations.  All residents incarcerated at the Community Corrections Centers are eligible for community service work. 

During 2007, there were 184,119 hours of in house community service performed by both male and female residents.  In addition, there were 15,904 hours of off campus community service completed at 31 sites.  An average of 112 residents performed community service each month.

House Arrest

The House Arrest Program is located within the Men’s Community Corrections Center, and operates on a 24-hour basis. House Arrest involves a philosophy of strictly limiting an offender's movement within the community through passive and active electronic monitoring.

The passive system is based on voice verification.  This involves computer generated telephone calls to the offender’s residence at random times.  A Verizon land line is the only acceptable telephone service for house arrest. 

The active method of electronic monitoring entails a transmitter being placed in the residence in addition to a bracelet attached to the offender’s ankle.  This method tracks the movement of the offender.

Serious violations of house arrest will result in the offender’s removal to maximum custody at the Bucks County Correctional Facility.

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