House Arrest

The Juvenile House Arrest Program is the highest level of supervision available to youth in the community. House Arrest operates from within the Juvenile Detention Center. The program provides an alternative to incarceration. Juveniles are electronically monitored through random telephone calls and breathalyzers. House Arrest Officers also randomly visit the juvenile’s home without notice.

The House Arrest Program is available to youth through three different avenues:

• Pre-Sentence: Youth who are waiting first appearances or trials and are ordered by the court to be supervised pending court action.



• Post-Sentence: Includes youth awaiting out of home placement, evaluations, or treatment. In addition, youth may be placed on the House Arrest Program as a condition of probation initially, or to address a violation.



• Conditional Release: Juveniles who have been released from the Kansas State Juvenile Correctional Facilities may be placed on House Arrest to promote success through greater structure or to address a violation of their Conditional Release Contract.

While limiting the juvenile's freedom by requiring him/her to remain in their home, the program allows for a highly monitored schedule which can include:

• School
• Treatment
• Religious life
• Employment
• Probation meetings

A client who violates the rules of the House Arrest Contract may be lodged in the Juvenile Detention Center, or Adult Detention Center, if over eighteen. A Detention Hearing will be held within forty-eight hours.

“The House Arrest Program provides an added tool in the gathering of information that enhances court ordered supervision of those we serve. The House Arrest Program is just one mechanism that serves to enhance the effectiveness of the juvenile justice system in our judicial district. Our goal in the House Arrest Program is to hold juvenile offenders accountable, be cost effective in the delivery of our services, and maximize public safety using the most up to date electronic monitoring technologies in supervising pre-release, pre-trial, and probation cases, at home, in the community.”

- Mary Ann Pitnick, Senior Case Manager