§ 988.24 Community sentencing program pilot projects for persons whose suspended sentences have been revoked.

If a judge revokes someone's suspended sentence, that person would normally go straight to prison. This rule allows the Department of Corrections to set up special pilot programs that give some of these people another option: joining a community sentencing program instead.

Community sentencing programs typically let people stay in their communities while following strict rules, getting treatment, or completing other requirements, instead of serving time behind bars. This rule opens the door for people whose suspended sentences were revoked to possibly use this option, rather than automatically being sent to prison.

It's worth noting that this only happens if money is available to fund these pilot projects. The Department of Corrections has the choice to create these programs, but nothing forces them to do so. This means whether this option exists, and how many people it can help, depends on funding and the department's decisions.