Purpose

It is the purpose of this part to: (1) encourage the development of community corrections facilities and programs by units of local government, tribal governments, and nongovernmental agencies; (2) reduce court commitments to the state prisons through diversion of offenders determined appropriate by the community corrections board to community corrections facilities and programs; (3) reduce the use of jail space for offenders who need a structured environment, treatment, counseling, and supervision but who may not require incarceration; (4) provide a local facility for employed offenders so that they may maintain their employment under a structured environment and receive treatment, counseling, and supervision; (5) provide a procedure by which units of local government, tribal governments, and nongovernmental agencies may provide corrections services to the sentencing courts; and (6) include citizen participation in the policymaking and program planning related to community corrections facilities and programs through the formation of local community corrections boards.