How the Work Release Program Works at Loudoun County ADC

The Work Release Center at Loudoun County ADC houses non-violent, minimum-security inmates who are close to release. The idea is simple: qualified people can keep working at their jobs while still in custody, making the transition back to the community smoother.

The Sheriff's Inmate Work Force operates under the same basic profile - non-violent, minimum custody level. If your loved one is being considered for either program, this gives you a sense of the classification typically required.

The Work Release Center can house up to 96 inmates.

Inmates at the Work Release Center pay $12 per day for housing. If you're budgeting for the weeks ahead, this daily fee is usually the first cost families ask about.

Earnings from work release don't just go into a pocket - they're applied toward fines, court costs, restitution to victims, and family support. For the Sheriff's Inmate Work Force specifically, inmates earn credit at $5 to $7.25 per hour, and that money goes directly toward paying down fines and court costs.

Each day, work release participants leave the facility for their jobs and return afterward. The rules are strict. For families, the key point: your loved one can work outside the facility, but everything is tightly controlled.

Beyond outside employment, Loudoun also runs the Sheriff's Inmate Work Force out of the Work Release Center. These inmates work in the community under direct supervision of an armed deputy, handling tasks like landscaping, minor construction, and painting.

According to the county, this labor saves thousands of dollars each year for both the county and local municipalities.

Wondering how the program gets its equipment? Mowers, weed eaters, and similar tools are purchased from the inmate canteen fund - no tax money involved. That fund is supported entirely by inmates' commissary purchases.