Detention instead of jail is authorized by law after the defendant serves 20% of the jail sentence in jail. Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel spoke in favor of a proposal to implement home detention for DUI cases in the Justice Courts and said, “…important thing for me is it reduces recidivism because it allows mainly DUI offenders to be back at work and not institutionalized.” Ms. Adel said M.A.D.D. (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) supported the Home Detention Program. She also said home detention is already authorized in the Justice Court for offenses other than DUI.
In her remarks Ms. Adel made no distinction in the reduction in recidivism resulting from Home Detention for DUI versus Non-DUI cases nor for cases in the Justice Courts versus other courts. Therefore, by the logic of Ms. Adel’s remarks, Home Detention instead of jail should also reduce recidivism for cases in other courts, such as Superior Court.
Ms. Adel’s remarks can be seen by going to Board of Supervisors Meeting Information and then view 7/22/20 9:30 a.m., View Media, beginning at 12:50 minutes on the video.
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