Work Crew

Malheur County Sheriff’s Office
  Work Crew
“Service to our Community”
 
 
What is work crew?
Offender work crews were developed in response to overcrowding at the jail. Referrals to the work crew program come from the courts and provide sentencing alternatives to serving time in jail, as well as, providing work that is beneficial to the community.
Offenders are assigned to a crew and are supervised by a Work Crew Supervisor.   The crew may consist of up to fourteen people and includes men and women. Worksites include non-profit organizations, many of which have a minimal amount of funding. Work includes cleaning and fixing up local roads and parks, picking up litter, and grooming the highway dividers along East Idaho Ave in Ontario.
 
What Are our Goals for Work crew?
  • Improvement of Community
  • Work Crew saves Money
  • Offenders gain job skills 
  • Helps keep people out of “the system”
  • Teaches basic life skills

     Work Crew participants find that participating in Work Crew is rewarding and an effective way of being responsible for the fines and/or jail sentence they owe without spending time in jail.

     “Working Hard to Restore Our Community”
     
    Benefits to the Offender:
    • Avoid serving a jail sentence.
    • Exposure to positive role models.
    • Possibly establish a work ethic.
    • Learn a skill and/or new work habits.
    • Possibility of a job offer at the work site.
     
    Becoming a service site
    For information on how to request consideration to become a community service worksite or location, please contact the Community Partnership Work Crew Coordinator.
       
    Current Community Partners
    • Oregon Department of Transportation
    • Malheur County Fairgrounds
    • Vale Cemetery
    • Ontario City
    • Local Gun Range
    • Malheur County Road Department
    • Litter pick up            
    • For more information contact:    
     
    Helen Keppinger
    Work Crew Coordinator
    541 881-2414
    Monday – Friday
    8:00 am – 5:00 pm