The Community Corrections division is intended to provide the Court with alternatives to secure confinement for persons who do not represent a serious threat to public safety. This division operates and supervises the Electronic Home Detention Program (EHD) , the Community Center for Alternative Programs (CCAP), the Probation Supervision Unit (PSU) and the Municipal Mental Health Court (MMHC) .

Electronic Home Detention (EHD)

The EHD Program allows participants to serve all or some portion of their pre-trial and/or sentenced time at home. Participants are monitored electronically and are confined to their home, except when an EHD staff approves a schedule that may include attendance at work, school, or counseling. To insure compliance, the participant is equipped with an electronic bracelet in order to allow monitoring. Also available are cellular units for individuals who do not have land line telephones. Staff will have drive by surveillance units that will be able to detect if a participant is at his place of employment, school, etc. The EHD staff will be alerted to any tampering of the unit or if the participant is not within the required distance of the monitoring device. The courts, prosecuting attorney, and probation officer (if applicable) will be notified of any serious rule violations.

DJS Pre-trial Program

The DJS Pretrial Program is an alternative to incarceration and provides offenders that are initially unable to post bail, the opportunity to be interviewed to determine eligibility for release from jail under a supervised program. DJS Community Corrections Case Managers will utilize validated risk assessments for bondable felony and misdemeanor charges. The Court, prosecuting attorney and defense attorneys have approved this program. The St. Louis County Pretrial Release Program will parallel the EHD Program. Our goal is to assist the offender in getting to court (by reminding them to attend), attend any recommended treatment programs and successful adjudication of their cases to return the offender back to society. For information about the DJS Pretrial Program, please contact 314-615-4738.

Division of Alternative Community Services

Phone: (314) 615-4770

Alternative Community Service Program (ACSP)
This program places offenders with non-profit agencies to perform free services in lieu of or in conjunction with other traditional sentencing conditions.

Program Fee: $60.00

Defensive Driving Course (DDC)
This program is a court ordered program that defendants are required to complete.
Classes are offered on Wednesday evenings and all day on Saturdays.

Program Fee: $55.00

Probation Supervision Unit (PSU)
This unit performs pre-sentence investigations, drug and alcohol evaluations, post- sentence evaluations and supervision for over 6,000 probationers.

Program Fees: