The Inmate Services and Alternative Programs Section includes Inmate Classification Unit, Inmate Services Unit, and Special Management Unit.

Classification counselors evaluate inmates as part of the intake process and determine which cell and housing unit are most appropriate for each inmate. This function is critical for the safety of inmates as well as staff. Counselors conducted 1352 initial initial intake classifications in 2024, a slight decrease from 1415 in 2023.

Inmate Services staff provide Inmate Programs delivered within the Detention Center and oversees the facility's volunteer program. Nearly 200 volunteers provide services that include religious, educational, literacy and a variety of life skills programs. In addition, staff and contractors provide valuable rehabilitative programs that help offenders transform their lives. More information about inmate programs is available online.

Inmate Services staff also coordinate alternative programs and supervise offenders serving sentences on weekends (the Incremental Sentencing Program), and in the community in lieu of incarceration (the Modified Work Release Program). Offenders may also work while serving their sentences through the Work Release program. Inmates work during the day at jobs in the community and return to the facility at night to fulfill their sentences. Inmate Services staff is also responsible for administration of Home Electronic Monitoring (at right).

The Special Management Unit is responsible for overseeing key areas related to inmate conduct, communication, and visitation, and ensures compliance with institutional policies and applicable laws through the coordination and administration of inmate disciplinary processes, special housing oversight, communication monitoring, inmate property, and legal visitation.