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Home >> United States & Canada >> Courts & Laws Alternative to Incarceration Programs (CASES) Todd Spodek, Esq. - 12/28/2009 There are two main types of programs. Programs that are geared to individuals with specials needs and those w/o special needs. A criminal defense attorney will know the programs that you might eligible for. In this article, I will discuss two programs available through "CASES". Court Employment Project (“CEP”)Cases accepts both mail and female individuals. Cases operates the Court Employment Project (“CEP”) which is a non-residential alternative to incarceration program for teenage felony offenders. A defense attorney can refer an individual to cases for review. They will then screen eligibility on a case by case basis. The Supreme Court Program requires the individual to be between 16-20 at the time of the offense. Further, CASES will determine if the individual will thrive in CEP’s structured environment. If CASES determine that the defendant is a good fit then the defense attorney can speak with both the ADA and the Judge about the program. The Judge might want a case representative to appear before the Judge to discuss the individual needs of the defendant and the public. The CASES worker will commit to keeping the Judge appraised of the defendants developments both positive and negative. If accepted the defendants are required to participate in a six month program of intensive supervision and services. The cases worker will appear at each court appearance with an updated report. Day Custody Program (“DCP”)In The Day Custody Program (DCP), defendants are sentenced to three actual days of jail that includes community service, treatment readiness counseling, discharge planning, and referrals to community and government service agencies. eligibility requirements for DCP are: * The defendant must have three of more prior misdemeanor convictions and can not be classified as an operation spotlight defendant. * 19+ years old. The way that the DCP program works is the defendants are sentenced to a ten-day term of intermittent imprisonment to be served during three eight-hour daytime periods. The defendant will perform community service within a DOC facility. The defendant will participate in a needs assessment screening. The CASES worker will attempt to connect the defendant with external resources to assist with any issues the defendant has. ONce the ten-day period has expired the Court will be notified whether the defendant has successfully completed the sentence and will include any of the referral received. Those who have not completed the sentence may be resentenced up to ten days imprisonment. For more information, please contact: www.cases.org info@cases.org Tel: (212) 732-0076
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