mccf: Eligibility

Montgomery County, PA

P.O. Box 311, Norristown, PA 19404-0311
Courthouse Hours: 8:30a.m. to 4:15p.m.
Phone: 610-278-3000
Website: www.montcopa.org

Eligibility
  • Only sentenced inmates will be eligible to participate in the Work Release program or the Community Work Program.
  • Individuals must be recommended by his/her sentencing Judge, preferably at time of sentence.  
  • The job that the individual will work must be approved by MCCF.
  • The work hours and location of any job must be approved by MCCF.
  • The wages must be approved by MCCF.
  • Transportation to and from the approved employment must be approved by MCCF.
  • All wages earned must be in payroll check form and directly turned over to MCCF for approved disbursements.
  • Room and board cost will be the responsibility of the individual participating in the Work Release program.
  • IF YOUR EMPLOYMENT IS OUTSIDE PENNSYLVANIA YOU WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO GO TO WORK UNTIL PERMISSION IS GRANTED FROM YOUR SENTENCING JUDGE.
  • Acceptance to the program requires approval by MCCF and final approval by the sentencing Judge.
  • Any individual sentenced to work release prior to their incarceration may fax his/her sentence order along with a job description, rate of pay, hours worked and a letter from your employer to 610-630-8593.