home confinement

House arrest is a court-ordered confinement to one's home as an alternative to traditional incarceration. It can be implemented in various forms, including curfew, home detention, or home incarceration, often enforced by electronic monitoring.12

This measure can be used at different stages of the criminal justice process:
* Pretrial confinement: To ensure defendants appear for trial, protect public safety, and reduce jail overcrowding.1
* Sentencing: As a punishment less severe than jail or prison, aiming to rehabilitate offenders while maintaining public safety and reducing incarceration costs.1
* Early release: To aid in community reintegration and ease prison crowding.1

Eligibility for house arrest typically excludes violent offenders and those with extensive prior records, though factors like employability and health status may be considered. It is generally considered cost-effective, especially when used for early release or for lower-risk offenders.1