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Intensive Supervision (ISP)

ISP involves enhanced surveillance of offenders through increased contacts with offender and in the community. Services provided to offenders include random urinalysis. HEM (Home Electronic Monitoring) or telephonic monitoring, curfews, treatment agency referrals and follow-up, employment and home checks. Upon completion of Intensive Supervision, offenders are returned to conventional supervision. It was piloted in 1985 and is available statewide. It continues to operate above capacity levels which requires conventional Probation and Parole Officers to supervise offenders whose risk level justifies ISP.

Eligibility: High-risk offenders who require supervision which is more stringent than conventional supervision. These high-risk offenders include Community Corrections’ facilities graduates, predatory sex offenders and hate group members.