Alpine County board approves home detention supervision program to enable local electronic home arrest

May 19, 2026

The board unanimously adopted a resolution to establish a Home Detention Supervision Program under Penal Code 1203.016 after the district attorney said the tool will allow more defendants to remain in the community under electronic monitoring and reduce incarceration costs.

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The Alpine County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a measure on Tuesday to adopt a Home Detention Supervision Program (HDSP) that lets courts use electronic home arrest as a sentencing or pretrial option under Penal Code section 1203.016.

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