Pima County Jail Home Detention

Call: 520-351-8192

Any individual sentenced in Pima County must serve at least 20% of their sentence in a traditional jail setting before they become eligible for home detention. Not every offense or individual is eligible for home detention.

Requirements:

  • 5 or more days in jail as sentenced; *as of 10/2023- must serve 20% of sentence before being eligible- for a 5 day sentence, this requires 24 hours in jail.

  • Must begin & end your home detention on a weekday between 9-5 This means the end of your 20% must end on a weekday to begin home detention.

  • No home detention available if you have a violent history, recent/pending assault or weapons charges;

  • Likely ineligible for home detention if you are on supervised probation in another case;

  • While on home detention, you must do Blood Alcohol Testing four times a day;

  • While on home detention, you can work up to 12 hours away from home as long as you receive a paycheck (no cash pay);

  • Must have a smartphone;

  • Must reside in Pima County (renting an Air BnB has been approved, but no hotels);

  • Must show up to home detention sober.

Home detention screening takes 2-3 weeks— please call 520-351-8192 as soon as you know you will accept a plea offer to begin screening. This will ensure you are eligible, and they will ensure you pick an available date. After your plea change, You must attend an orientation BEFORE your report date. All home detention sentences are subject to approval by the Pima County Jail.

Home Detention Pre-Screenings are conducted at Superior Court on the 7th floor by the corrections department. They were previously being done at the jail. The instructions are provided to the defendant by the courtroom clerk at the time of sentencing. If the commitment order allows home detention, the defendant should call right after their hearing to determine eligibility status.

Home Detention is FREE.

Home Detention dates are limited. If you anticipate receiving a sentence that requires jail time, you should check with Melissa Encinas, the Pima County Jail Home Detention coordinator to ensure your report date will work.

At the time of sentencing: Your attorney will ask the Court if home detention is permitted. If the Judge orders home detention eligible, you must still be cleared by the Home Detention program coordinator. Just because a judge says you are eligible, does not mean you will be cleared. Sentences from Pima County Justice Court are “self report”—meaning that you will choose a date and report to the jail at that time. Most Pima County Superior Court judges will allow a self-report, but this is not guaranteed.

HOME DETENTION INSTRUCTIONS