1. The district court may grant by appropriate order to any person sentenced to a county jailthe privilege of a sentence to accommodate the work schedule of the person or the privilege of leaving the jail at necessary and reasonable hours for any of the following purposes: a. Seeking employment. b. Working at the person’s employment. c. Conducting the person’s own business or other self-employed occupation, including housekeeping and attending to family needs. d. Attendance at an educational institution. e. Medical treatment. 2. Allreleased prisoners shallremain, while absent fromthe jail,in the legal custody ofthe sheriff, and shall be subject, at any time, to being taken into custody and returned to the jail. 3. Thedistrict courtmayalsogrant byordertoany person heldina county jailtheprivilege ofin-home detention ifthe county sheriff has certifiedto the court that the jailhas an in-home detention program. Acts, ch 1061, §180
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