Some examples of sanctions could be extra details, removal from home confinement or pass, being ineligible to go to home confinement or pass, etc.
Residents cannot begin home confinement or go on home passes before their eligible date, determined based on their sentence and provided to them in a computation sheet. The Residential Reentry Office is the only authority that can approve home confinement.
Residents classified as public law, currently on supervision, will have restricted privileges and will not be eligible for passes, personal time, or home confinement.
All residents will be placed on electronic monitoring. Tampering with electronic monitoring equipment will result in the residents' immediate removal from home confinement.
Cell phone or a landline phone is MANDATORY at approved home sites for weekend passes or home confinement. Residents on home confinement or home pass will have to call the first-floor duty office when leaving or arriving home.
Passes:
Under normal operations, weekend passes must be approved by the residents' primary Counselor and the Executive Director based on the residents' Program. Only residents who have met the requirements are eligible for weekend passes. Before taking a pass, residents must be at Midway for 30 days; a home site must be completed at their residence, be free of disciplinary infractions, and work 30 hours per week or have employment waived before residents take a weekend pass. In addition, the residence has to be the place resident will go to home confinement. Passes are 52 hours, beginning at 5 pm and ending at 9 pm. The pass can only be on the residents' days off from work. Passes must be turned in for submission no later than the close of business two days before the start of the pass. For example, if residents take passes from Friday to Sunday, turn in the residents' completed passes no later than 5 pm on Wednesday.
No resident is allowed to go directly from work to their pass site. Pass forms must be filled out correctly, or they will be denied. Residents will be expected to follow the pass rules on the front and back of the request form. Residents will be expected to remain at their APPROVED pass location except for approved hours such as personal time and religious services. While on a pass, residents must call and inform the center if residents leave and return the residents' pass location. Suppose residents fail to answer the residents' phones while on a pass; residents will be considered unaccountable and subject to an incident report and disciplinary action. Residents who fail to comply with Midway's rules and regulations will receive an incident report and disciplinaries actions. Disciplinary action includes losing privileges and receiving sanctions. Some examples of privileges could be ordering outside food, home passes, personal passes, visitation, etc. Some examples of sanctions could be extra details, removal from home confinement, being ineligible to go to home confinement, etc.
Serious or Repeat offenses will result in additional loss of privileges and sanctions, including loss of good conduct time and removal from Midway.
Midway has the right to inform residents to return to the facility at any time to ensure that all guidelines are followed, including random alcohol checks or drug screens.
PASS REMINDERS:
Do not go to another residence while on a pass. If residents are arrested or questioned by law enforcement officers for any reason while on a pass, home confinement, or furlough at the residents' first opportunity, they should call Midway and inform them of their situation. Suppose residents must seek medical attention while in the community; the resident is to contact Midway as soon as possible to advise them of the situation. Resident Bring all prescriptions back to the facility when residents return from pass or furlough.
Home Confinement Guidance:
Below are highlights of requirements while on home confinement. These are not all the requirements and are subject to change at any time without notice. However, residents must comply with Midway's requirements. If residents do not comply, they may be subject to loss of privileges, incident reports, returning to Midway, being removed from the Program completely, and returning to an institution. Any questions residents may have should contact their Counselor during their business hours. Contact the first-floor duty office if this question cannot wait until they return.
- Phone requirements
- Must have a working phone (Can be a cell or landline)
- Must have minutes
- Must have reception
- Must have long distance
- Movement in the Community / Schedules requirements
- Must have all schedules approved by the residents' Counselor
- Must not be late returning from schedules
If a resident is tardy, they will be placed on a behavioral contract. If two additional tardies occur in 30 days, incident report(s) will be issued, and residents may be subject to return to Midway and/or be removed from MRC.
- Accountability requirements
- By Phone: Must answer incoming calls from Midway 24/7
- Must call Midway when leaving AND returning home
- Electronic Monitoring (EM) - Must always follow EM procedures
- Privileges
- Able to request 4 hours of personal time to approved location(s) subject to change
- Returning to Midway / Weekly or random Meeting requirements
Residents must return to Midway (upon request) at any time or immediately for any reason, which includes the following but is not limited to:
- Meeting with a Staff Member
- Urine Screen
- Pill Count(s)
- Must attend weekly meetings
- Must have a ride or vehicle available at any time