Mike Sherak
Main Phone: (775) 785-4240

In 2008 inmates working in the community provided 29,834 hours of labor, saving $313,257 to the taxpayers of Washoe County.

Inmate Work Crews include offenders sentenced to the jail who do not qualify for placement in an Alternative to Incarceration program. These individuals are being held on misdemeanor charges and are housed in the Detention Facility. Assignments to work crews are processed in the Sheriff’s Community Work Program Office. Inmates are evaluated by medical personnel and the Inmate Management Unit for qualification for this program.  The inmate’s record is reviewed for eligibility, limitations, classification level, criminal history, and previous jail disciplinary action.

This program requires the supervision of a trained Program Leader.  Inmate Work Crews are tasked with graffiti removal, landscaping, setup and tear down of special events and snow removal for the elderly and/or disabled.   One inmate crew consisting of 3 to 8 individuals is supervised by a Program Leader. This allows us to respond to all calls for service in a more timely fashion. 407 graffiti sites were cleaned up in Washoe County and 328 sites were cleaned in the City of Reno. Inmates also perform maintenance and janitorial duties within the Detention Facility under the supervision of a Program Leaders. This has allowed the facility to remain one of the cleanest and well-maintained of its kind.

The inmates on the Work Crews can be identified by the striped uniforms worn while working outside the detention facility.

 

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