Jackson-Jennings Work Release Overview
Jackson-Jennings Community Corrections is a community-based corrections program headquartered for program purposes at 325 Dupont Drive, Seymour, Indiana 47274. Official materials describe its purpose as providing a diversion from commitment to the Indiana Department of Correction or local incarceration for felony offenders. It also provides alternatives to incarceration at state and local levels for people referred by Circuit and Superior courts.
This facility is different from Jennings County Jail. The jail holds people after arrest, before court, on local sentences, or on warrants. Jackson-Jennings Community Corrections handles court-referred program custody, supervision, and alternatives such as work release, home detention, drug court, community transition, and community service work crew. A person in work release may live under structured program rules while working or seeking work, while a person on home detention may be monitored at a residence.
The official Jackson-Jennings Community Corrections overview is the source for the program purpose, address, director, and program description.
That official overview anchors the page as a community corrections resource rather than a standard inmate roster.
Jackson-Jennings Program Types
Jackson-Jennings Community Corrections lists several program types tied to local court referrals. Each one serves a different point in the criminal case or sentence path. Program placement depends on court approval, eligibility, risk, residence, employment needs, and compliance with rules. The program is connected to Indiana Department of Correction grant funding and offender user fees, but it is locally operated for Jackson and Jennings County referrals.
| Program | How It Works | Record or Contact Note |
|---|---|---|
| Work release | Structured residential program that allows approved employment or job search under supervision. | Use the program phone for resident participation questions. |
| Electronic monitoring or home detention | Eligible felony and misdemeanor categories may be monitored with electronic, alcohol, GPS, and field checks. | Not searched through the Jennings County Jail roster. |
| Drug court | Court-supervised treatment and compliance program with separate fees listed in the FAQ. | Program details may be limited by privacy rules. |
| Community transition | For court-approved IDOC transition to home detention when a stable residence exists. | Participants are expected to gain employment and remain drug and alcohol free. |
| Community service work crew | Alternative sanction or service program connected to community corrections supervision. | Confirm reporting and schedule rules with the program. |
Home detention is not the same as release with no supervision. The official home detention material says monitoring can include electronic monitoring, alcohol monitoring, GPS monitoring, and visits to the residence or place of employment. Community transition is also not an ordinary jail release. It involves judge approval and may place an IDOC offender back at home under home detention conditions.
Lookup Jackson-Jennings Participants
No public Jackson-Jennings Community Corrections roster was located. The official FAQ says people may call 812-271-1400 to ask if someone is on a community corrections program, but addresses, phone numbers, drug screen results, and other personal information cannot be released. That makes the program phone the main participant-information channel, with privacy limits built in.
- Call Jackson-Jennings Community Corrections at 812-271-1400 with the person's full name and, if known, the referring court.
- Ask only whether the person is on a community corrections program, since private details are limited.
- Use Indiana MyCase for public court case entries, program-related orders, and hearings when available.
- Use Jennings County jail inmate records only when the person may be in jail custody rather than community corrections.
A person may move between jail, court-ordered community corrections, home detention, IDOC, or probation depending on court orders and compliance. If a person is sentenced to state prison rather than placed in a local program, the correct search channel becomes the Indiana DOC offender locator. If a person is in local jail before placement, the county jail lookup and phone fallback are better starting points.
Jackson-Jennings Contact Card
The program's official contact block identifies the Seymour address and main phone. The facility serves a regional community corrections role for Jackson and Jennings County referrals, so the address is outside Jennings County. That does not make it a state prison or county jail. It is the local community corrections office for the work-release and related programs documented in the research.
Jackson-Jennings Community Corrections
325 Dupont Drive
Seymour, IN 47274
812-271-1400
Executive Director listed in the research: J.L. Brewer.
Use the program phone for work-release resident questions, community corrections participation checks, fee questions, communication instructions, and reporting rules. Do not expect staff to release addresses, phone numbers, drug screen results, or other private participant information.
Jackson-Jennings Fees and Payments
The official FAQ provides unusually specific fee and payment information. Community Corrections fees and Drug Court fees are listed separately. The FAQ also says no cash payments or personal checks are accepted for fees. It accepts money orders from local financial institutions and credit or debit card payments through AllPaid using pay code 2235. The AllPaid phone number listed in the FAQ is 1-888-604-7888.
The Jackson-Jennings FAQ is the source for fees, work-release communication, Tiger Commissary, AllPaid, and food or laundry card rules.
Fee amounts should be checked with the program before payment because court orders and program placement can affect what is due.
| Fee Item | Amount | Applies To |
|---|---|---|
| Initial fee | $100 | Community Corrections |
| Drug screen | $65 per month | Community Corrections |
| Work release | $24 per day | Community Corrections and Drug Court fee list |
| Electronic monitoring | $19 per day | Community Corrections |
| Transfer fee | $100 | Community Corrections |
| Drug Court monthly fee | $50 | Drug Court |
| Drug Court drug screen | $25 per test | Drug Court |
| Drug Court electronic monitoring | $7 per day | Drug Court |
Tiger Commissary AllPaid HomeWAV
Jackson-Jennings Community Corrections uses several channels that should not be confused. The FAQ points users to HomeWAV through Quick Links to communicate with a work-release resident. It points to Tiger Commissary for commissary funds and ordering. It points to AllPaid for fee payments by credit or debit card using pay code 2235. Food and laundry cards have a different rule: they are purchased at the facility with cash only, and the card cost is a one-time $5 exact-change cost.
| Service | Official Detail | Important Limit |
|---|---|---|
| HomeWAV | FAQ directs users to Quick Links for communication with a work-release resident. | Use the program's instructions, not county jail phone assumptions. |
| Tiger Commissary | Selected JJCC page shows Web Deposits and Order Commissary. | For commissary services, not court fines or program fees. |
| AllPaid | Credit and debit fee payments use pay code 2235 and phone 1-888-604-7888. | No cash or personal checks for program fees per FAQ. |
| Food and laundry cards | Purchased at the facility using cash only. | $5 exact-change card cost, reloadable through facility kiosks. |
The Tiger Commissary page selected for Jackson-Jennings Community Corrections shows web deposits and commissary ordering as available service paths.
Use Tiger for commissary services, then use AllPaid only for the program-fee payment channel described by the FAQ.
Work Release Communication Limits
Work release is not the same as ordinary jail visitation. The research did not locate a public visitation schedule table with day-by-day visiting hours for Jackson-Jennings Community Corrections. Instead, the official FAQ points users toward HomeWAV for communication with a work-release resident and lists privacy limits on participant information. The most accurate schedule treatment is a fallback table that tells users what was verified and what must be confirmed.
| Topic | Verified Detail | Confirm With Program |
|---|---|---|
| Resident communication | FAQ directs users to HomeWAV Quick Links. | Account setup, times, rates, and resident availability. |
| In-person visiting | No public day-by-day schedule located. | Whether visits are allowed, scheduling, ID, and rules. |
| Participant status | Call 812-271-1400 to ask if someone is on a program. | Only limited information may be released. |
| Food and laundry card funding | Cash-only at facility kiosks with $5 exact-change card cost. | Reload limits and kiosk access. |
| Program fees | Money orders or AllPaid credit/debit payments. | Amount due, pay code, and court-specific requirements. |
Note: Jackson-Jennings Community Corrections participant information is limited by program privacy rules and is not a public jail roster.
Jackson-Jennings Court and Custody Path
Community corrections placement usually follows court action. A person may be referred by a Circuit or Superior court as an alternative to local incarceration or commitment to the Indiana Department of Correction. A person in community transition may be moving from IDOC custody into home detention only after judge approval. A person on probation may face a petition to revoke probation and return to court if conditions are violated. Those court events are searched through MyCase when public.
For Jennings County users, the first sorting question is where the person is held or supervised. If the person is in the Jennings County Jail after arrest, use the jail roster and jail phone line. If the person is in Jackson-Jennings work release or on community corrections, use the program phone. If the person is sentenced to state prison, use IDOC. Federal and immigration custody use BOP and ICE systems rather than either local facility.
- Work release
- Structured program custody that can allow approved employment while the person remains under community corrections rules.
- Home detention
- Court-approved residence-based custody monitored by electronic, alcohol, GPS, and field checks when ordered.
- Community transition
- Court-approved transition from IDOC custody to local home detention under strict conditions.
- Probation
- County court supervision after a court suspends all or part of a sentence.
Jackson-Jennings Capacity Notes
No official capacity figure was located for Jackson-Jennings Community Corrections Work Release. Jail capacity numbers and third-party program estimates should not be used as substitutes for a verified work-release count. The program is best described by its official role, program types, fees, communication systems, and participant-information limits. Population counts, bed counts, or daily resident totals should be confirmed with the program if needed for a specific records request.