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Maricopa DUI Attorney Assisting Clients throughout Arizona

• Jail Alternatives
• Work Furlough Program
• Electronic Monitoring
• Outpatient Drug and Alcohol Treatment
• Sober Living
• Contact an Arizona DUI Attorney about Jail Alternatives

If you've recently been arrested for driving under the influence and there is strong evidence against you, you could be facing jail time. Nobody wants to go to jail, of course, and the good news is that in Maricopa and throughout Arizona, a DUI defense attorney from Phillips & Associates can negotiate with prosecutors to have you serve an alternative sentence.

The following are some recommendations you and your DUI attorney can present that may be attractive to the prosecution. It should be noted, however, that if this is your second offense, jail time may be mandatory. If this is your first DUI, the chances are greater that the prosecutor and judge will accept an offer for alternative sentencing.

Jail Alternatives

The first alternative to jail you should consider is a work release program. Your DUI attorney will offer to have you report to a work site during the day. You will be allowed to go home at night to sleep, but you generally aren't allowed to go anywhere else, except maybe to treatment.

Work Furlough Program

Similar to the work release program, another alternative to jail is the work furlough program. This is where you are allowed to keep your own job, which you report to every day, but then you must return to a dormitory like facility at the jail to sleep at night.

Electronic Monitoring

Electronic monitoring is yet another alternative to jail that involves wearing an ankle bracelet that reports your whereabouts at all times. This is also commonly known as house arrest. You are generally allowed to still attend work or school, but you must return home at certain times and you aren't allowed to go anywhere else.

Outpatient Drug and Alcohol Treatment

If you have a drug or alcohol problem, the court may recommend that you attend an in or outpatient drug and alcohol treatment program. An experienced DUI attorney will recognize that a defendant has a drug or alcohol problem and then must convince the prosecutor, judge and jury to sentence the defendant to one of these rehabilitation facilities instead of jail.

Sober Living

Sober living is another alternative that could keep you out of jail. With this alternative, you live in a house with other members who must remain sober the entire time. Usually, this alternative requires you to attend a twelve step program in order to assist with your substance abuse problems. This twelve step program may be at the sober living house or at another location.

Contact an Arizona DUI Attorney about Jail Alternatives

Whether your DUI occurred in Maricopa or elsewhere in Arizona, discuss these options with your DUI attorney to see which one might the best fit for you. Nobody wants to go to jail. If you can convince the prosecutor, judge and jury that one of these jail alternatives would be better for you, you may be able to maintain your freedom. Contact a skilled DUI attorney from Phillips & Associates.

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