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The Sheriff’s Office Community Labor Force programs provide
an innovative approach to incarceration and work release. Labor crews,
consisting of well-screened offenders, provide necessary services to the
county and taxpayer that include graffiti removal, blight abatement,
county wide litter pickup, bus stop maintenance, and overall
beautification.
Offender participants are offered an opportunity to engage in meaningful work and develop employable skills. Program participants may earn Judicial Good Time for their efforts, thereby reducing the incarceration period and the cost of incarceration to the taxpayer.
The Community Labor Force partners with other county agencies to provide landscaping services (on county-owned property), saving taxpayer dollars.
The Community Labor Force services 213 bus stops and shelters located throughout the county by removing trash (approximately 680 pounds per day) and conducting light landscaping services. The Community Labor Force also removes graffiti from the shelters and performs general maintenance when needed. Community Labor Force inmates have been instrumental in graffiti removal at other county sites and assist in the county blight abatement program. They also have helped remove tons of trash from the Mason Neck Refuge area.
For more information regarding the Sheriff's Office Community Labor Force, call 703-246-3210, TTY 711, or send an e-mail.
Weekenders in Jail
In addition to the Community Labor Force, the Judiciary also has the option of placing offenders in the "Weekenders in Jail" program. This program allows participants to report to jail every Friday afternoon by 7 p.m. and go home at midnight on that Sunday. This program allows inmates to retain their jobs and serve "non-consecutive" time for their sentence. Inmates in this program are required to work on Saturdays and Sundays under the direction of a Deputy Sheriff.
For more infomation about the Weekenders in Jail program, call 703-246-4478, TTY 711.