| Sentencing Alternatives: | | | | Every hour spent working for Caltrans counts against |
| Caltrans Freeway Cleanup | | | | the hours that would have otherwise been spent in jail. |
| Instead of sitting in the county jail as the result of a DUI | | | | There is usually a certain length of time that the person |
| conviction, DUI offenders can be sentenced to work | | | | is allowed to complete the hours. But if the required |
| on a Caltrans Freeway Cleanup crew as a term of | | | | hours are not completed in the allotted time, then the |
| their probation. The number of hours required to work | | | | court will likely issue a probation violation. It is always in |
| with Caltrans is equal to the number of hours that | | | | the best interests of the DUI offender to fulfill all terms |
| would have otherwise been spent being incarcerated. | | | | of probation. |
| This is known as good time/work time custody credits. | | | | |