What happens after a conviction: jail alternatives, home detention, work release, work furlough, county parole, split sentences, and who actually decides.
The verdict came back guilty. The fight over the sentence is mostly done. What is left is a number, and it is the number that decides when you walk out: how many of the days you already sat in jail get taken off the end. If you were picked up on more than one case,…
California capped misdemeanor probation at one year and felony probation at two. Here is who that helps, who it misses, and what really counts as a violation.
A California judge can sentence you to 180 days in county jail. That same judge, in most cases, cannot put you on home detention. The sheriff does that. This is the single most misunderstood thing about serving a jail sentence in California, and it drives almost every mistake that follows. Defendants assume the judge decides….