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House Arrest Information:

If approved by the Courts, an individual is able to serve their sentence at an approved residence.  You MUST be sentenced prior to filling out an intake form or signing up for House Arrest.     

• As permitted by statute, a District or County Court Judge may allow an individual sentenced to the Lancaster County Jail to serve a sentence on house arrest in lieu of the jail.
• House Arrest may require substance use treatment to be eligible.
• Participants in House Arrest are subject to substance use testing and an electronic monitoring device to be worn at all times.
• A House Arrest fee is assessed based on length of the sentence.
• Violating terms of House Arrest may result in an individual returning, immediately, to custody to serve their sentence.