The Sentenced Work Abatement Program (SWAP) was created in 1991 to allow local units of government and non-profit agencies to employ minimum-security inmates for the purpose of performing a variety of work projects (e.g. lawn mowing, hedge-trimming, litter pick-up, painting). As an incentive to participate in SWAP, eligible inmates receive a one day reduction in their jail sentence for every four days of SWAP service. SWAP has been evaluated twice during the pas 10 years. Learn More in our 2011 and 2015 evaluations.
