Yamhill County Work Crew Program

Work Crew/Community Service Coordinator:

Jennifer McKinney, Probation Officer Aide

(503) 474-4952

McKinneyJ@yamhillcounty.gov

 

The Yamhill County Work Crew Program is comprised of out-of-custody community service workers that perform community service work under the supervision and direction of Yamhill County Department of Community Justice and partnering agencies/worksites under the direction of authorized staff.

 

Community Corrections’ Work Crew Program serves as the primary resource for the courts, for referring justice involved individuals to fulfill court-ordered Work Crew and community service obligations. The Work Crew Program also receives a high volume of probation clients with work crew sanctions, as well as a small number of out of county referrals for work crew sanctions.

 

Community Corrections' staff will receive and process referrals, schedule the days to be worked, track the progress, and report back to the referral source (completion, failure to complete, or removal from the program), as well as the on-the-ground component that includes the scheduling of worksites, allocation of labor, supervision of work performed, training, transportation, etc.

 

Purpose

The work crew program in Yamhill County is based on a philosophy that work crew is a useful intermediate alternative to jail confinement. The program provides stable sentencing alternatives for the court while maintaining a high emphasis toward community safety.

 

Benefits to the participant:

  1. Allows participant to work in a way that promotes good health through physical and mental exercise;
  2. Allows participant to show his/her potential in the areas of compliance and hard work;
  3. Allows participant the opportunity to develop work skills, life skills, and responsible attitudes;
  4. Allows participant the opportunity to make a positive contribution to the community.

Benefits to the Court:

  1. Provides an alternative sentencing option;
  2. Provides evaluation information to aid in the decision making process for individuals involved in the criminal justice system;
  3. Provides a monitoring, supervision, and reporting program for individuals involved in the work crew program;
  4. Assists in the development of beneficial release programs to the open community;
  5. Provides more custody beds in the general population of the Yamhill County Correctional Facility;
  6. Provides a tool of community awareness that reflects positively on the Yamhill County Justice System.

Benefits to the community:

  1. Provides a community service in that the individual provides work for the County, thus allowing for the savings of tax dollars rather than the spending of tax dollars;
  1. Provides a labor force to assist with community events and public lands enhancement and improvement projects.