“House arrest” can describe different forms of court-ordered home confinement. The written order controls a person’s actual restrictions.
Miami-Dade’s Monitored Release Program includes both pretrial and sentenced participants ordered into the program by the court. It uses GPS electronic monitoring. Florida community control is a separate form of intensive supervision that can include residence restrictions and electronic monitoring under Chapter 948.
Who may qualify?
Eligibility depends on the charge, procedural stage, risk assessment, available program, and judicial decision. A felony charge does not automatically rule out every form of home confinement, and a misdemeanor does not guarantee it. The county corrections department administers its program; the court makes the relevant release or sentencing order.
Conditions and violations
Participants should read the order for approved residence, work or treatment travel, curfew, monitoring, fees, and reporting obligations. Do not assume an exception without written authorization. A violation can lead to changed conditions or custody, depending on the case. Whether time on pretrial monitoring counts toward a later jail sentence is a separate legal question that should be discussed with counsel; no automatic credit is promised.
Roy J. Kahn, P.A. represents people facing criminal matters in the Miami area. No outcome is guaranteed.
This is general information, not legal advice.
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